A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Steele, Gregor

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,610
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 617
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.609
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, and, a, s, tae, ah, ma, it, ye, that,

List of texts in corpus

Dinnae Mak Me Laugh
Scots Hoose (2021 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as weans (1,234 words)
When Scotty said “Scunner”
Dictionaries of the Scots Language (2021-11-30) in Central dialect (WCE), categorised as poetry (376 words)

Author word Keyness frequencies

This should list the words that the author uses in a disproportionate manner more often than other writers in the corpus. This may include (a) proper nouns (character names in the author's stories), (b) other words related to the specific subject matter and (c) words specific to the regional dialect.
WordCount Normalised
per million		 Keyness
and81 50,310.56190.744
gran15 9,316.77107.874
grannie12 7,453.4292.235
tartan11 6,832.3090.408
army10 6,211.1882.460
an2 1,242.2467.347
offence6 3,726.7158.600
grandwean5 3,105.5956.375
yir10 6,211.1850.698
wean8 4,968.9450.616
vampire4 2,484.4740.715
jouk5 3,105.5939.786
betty4 2,484.4736.542
maw6 3,726.7135.152
grandweans3 1,863.3532.119
ma24 14,906.8326.569
words7 4,347.8326.215
daftie3 1,863.3524.829
eejits3 1,863.3524.829
slide3 1,863.3523.868
s32 19,875.7823.355
laddie5 3,105.5922.520
dug's2 1,242.2422.078
stakes2 1,242.2422.078
ridd2 1,242.2422.078
ah've4 2,484.4722.053
saturn2 1,242.2420.355
ah25 15,527.9519.737
daftie's10 6,211.18nan
smairt2 1,242.2419.173
when10 6,211.1818.968
these6 3,726.7118.785
wee14 8,695.6518.774
scunner3 1,863.3518.124
havers2 1,242.2417.534
dinnae6 3,726.7116.965
scotty2 1,242.2416.915
name6 3,726.7116.026
aw14 8,695.6515.915
squirrel2 1,242.2415.112
wizard2 1,242.2415.112
see11 6,832.3015.090
club3 1,863.3514.630
bike3 1,863.3514.540
o14 8,695.6514.450
abuse2 1,242.2414.448
things6 3,726.7114.217
paw2 1,242.2413.625
saut2 1,242.2413.386
cooried2 1,242.2413.160
wan6 3,726.7112.852
solid2 1,242.2412.552
bow2 1,242.2412.194
ye'll3 1,863.3511.697
moose2 1,242.2411.565
internet2 1,242.2411.565
weans3 1,863.3511.440
hoose7 4,347.8311.341
brek2 1,242.2411.285
awfie2 1,242.2411.285
fleg2 1,242.2411.024
ye20 12,422.3611.003
speed2 1,242.2410.780
wear2 1,242.2410.551
keep5 3,105.5910.494
showed2 1,242.2410.335
wisnae4 2,484.479.964
granda2 1,242.249.843
lowp2 1,242.249.843
widden2 1,242.249.663
they'll2 1,242.249.327
stert3 1,863.359.254
breid2 1,242.249.248
it's6 3,726.719.239
their9 5,590.068.911
caw2 1,242.248.875
cannae4 2,484.478.692
ring2 1,242.248.668
minute2 1,242.248.409
taen4 2,484.478.351
dreich2 1,242.248.286
for2 1,242.248.201
ever3 1,863.358.034
leg2 1,242.247.575
dug3 1,863.357.569
planet2 1,242.247.526
ye're2 1,242.246.984
pass2 1,242.246.942
may2 1,242.246.781
daft2 1,242.246.742
cried3 1,863.356.682
they're2 1,242.246.664
bits2 1,242.246.443
nicht5 3,105.596.280
thole2 1,242.246.235
fur10 6,211.186.028
in14 8,695.655.928
that's3 1,863.355.879
really3 1,863.355.863
use2 1,242.245.854
smile2 1,242.245.854
withoot2 1,242.245.795
airms2 1,242.245.513
jannie3 1,863.35nan
bag2 1,242.245.595
came3 1,863.355.441
soon2 1,242.245.381
world2 1,242.245.304
gaun4 2,484.475.207
richt6 3,726.714.920
nae10 6,211.184.758
is4 2,484.474.611
each2 1,242.244.486
up12 7,453.424.277
gied3 1,863.354.078
yersel2 1,242.244.038
scott2 1,242.244.021
mrs2 1,242.243.814
yon3 1,863.353.808
this2 1,242.243.807
green2 1,242.243.799
sae6 3,726.713.441
three3 1,863.353.425
hauf2 1,242.243.402
aroon2 1,242.243.389
place3 1,863.353.233
slayers2 1,242.24nan
are5 3,105.593.146
tae25 15,527.952.984
sayin2 1,242.242.901
braw2 1,242.242.827
doon7 4,347.832.766
licht2 1,242.242.755
she4 2,484.472.706
heid4 2,484.472.662
warld2 1,242.242.231
gang2 1,242.242.011
wis11 6,832.302.006
by5 3,105.591.928
new3 1,863.351.844
at15 9,316.771.820
think3 1,863.351.790
dae4 2,484.471.752
didnae2 1,242.241.640
has2 1,242.241.611
like7 4,347.831.543
on14 8,695.651.475
ken4 2,484.471.456
her12 7,453.421.434
thocht3 1,863.351.421
say3 1,863.351.418
be5 3,105.591.390
pit3 1,863.351.336
aff4 2,484.471.317
auld4 2,484.471.290
had4 2,484.471.268
face2 1,242.241.245
said4 2,484.471.185
me3 1,863.351.026
oor4 2,484.471.010
aye4 2,484.470.940
wir2 1,242.240.926
ower2 1,242.240.861
then3 1,863.350.860
tell2 1,242.240.801
ll3 1,863.350.695
oot9 5,590.060.669
til2 1,242.240.648
seen2 1,242.240.609
syne2 1,242.240.591
yin2 1,242.240.581
whaur2 1,242.240.554
made2 1,242.240.528
awa3 1,863.350.482
mind2 1,242.240.476
still2 1,242.240.467
they8 4,968.940.458
day2 1,242.240.452
micht2 1,242.240.448
frae2 1,242.240.446
the88 54,658.390.406
us3 1,863.350.385
no3 1,863.350.382
a43 26,708.070.368
tak2 1,242.240.310
year2 1,242.240.305
twa3 1,863.350.294
yer2 1,242.240.276
will2 1,242.240.264
it21 13,043.480.225
muckle2 1,242.240.219
first2 1,242.240.183
got2 1,242.240.165
if3 1,863.350.133
them2 1,242.240.129
ane2 1,242.240.123
wi11 6,832.300.100
but7 4,347.830.085
whit4 2,484.470.077
fae5 3,105.590.071
jist2 1,242.240.071
noo3 1,863.350.062
he15 9,316.770.057
we7 4,347.830.053
mair3 1,863.350.032
intae3 1,863.350.029
ither2 1,242.240.018
hae4 2,484.470.014
time3 1,863.350.007
his9 5,590.060.006
its2 1,242.240.005
afore2 1,242.240.005
aa3 1,863.350.001
that16 9,937.890.001
slagger2 1,242.24nan
ain2 1,242.240.055