Uncovering Uncommon Words in “City of Quartz” by Mike Davis

Recently, I finished reading “City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles” by Mike Davis. The book is an incredible journey through the history of Los Angeles, exploring its urban, social, and political landscapes. While diving into the story, I was struck by Davis’ unique writing style and the sheer number of uncommon terms he uses throughout the book. This piqued my curiosity, and I decided to find out what some of the least common words in “City of Quartz” are.

Iterative Approach to Identifying Uncommon Words

We started by defining uncommon words based on the average word frequency within the text itself. However, this approach proved insufficient, as it still included words like “entrepreneurship,” which are not uncommon in day-to-day speech. To refine our analysis, we decided to use external word frequency datasets.

Our first attempt was to use the Google Books Ngrams dataset, which provides word frequencies based on a large collection of books. We employed this dataset as an exclusion list to filter out more common words in everyday language. Despite the improvement, we still wanted a more sophisticated approach to identifying uncommon words.

We finally settled on using a sorted list of English words by frequency called `gwordlist`, based on Google’s Trillion Word Corpus. This dataset allowed us to create a frequency-based filtering system, ensuring that our list of uncommon words was more accurate and meaningful.

Preprocessing, Tokenization, and Word Frequency Calculation

import string
from collections import Counter
from nltk.corpus import stopwords
import re

   
# Read the gwordlist word frequency list
gwordlist_file = "/path/to/frequency-alpha-alldicts.txt"
with open(gwordlist_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
    gwordlist_lines = [line.strip() for line in file.readlines() if not line.startswith("#")]

# Create a dictionary to store the word and its frequency rank
gwordlist_rank = {line.split()[1]: int(line.split()[0]) for line in gwordlist_lines}


# Read the text from a text file
file_path = "/path/to/quartz.txt"
with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
    text = file.read()

# Preprocessing and tokenization
text_clean = re.sub(f"[{string.punctuation}]", " ", text)
tokens = text_clean.split()

# Remove tokens containing non-alphabet characters
tokens_alpha = [token for token in tokens if token.isalpha()]

# Lowercase conversion and stopword removal
stop_words = set(stopwords.words("english"))
tokens_lower = [token.lower() for token in tokens_alpha if token.lower() not in stop_words]

# Calculate word frequencies
word_frequencies = Counter(tokens_lower)

With the dataset in place, we began by preprocessing the text, removing unwanted characters and splitting it into individual words or tokens. We also removed tokens containing non-alphabet characters, such as numbers and punctuation marks.

Next, we converted all tokens to lowercase and removed common stopwords using the `nltk` library, ensuring a clean list of tokens for further analysis. We then calculated the occurrences of each unique word in the list using Python’s `Counter` class from the `collections` module.

Filtering Uncommon Words with the `gwordlist` Datas

# Define a threshold for uncommon words based on gwordlist rank
uncommon_rank_threshold = 10000  # You can adjust this value according to your needs

# Filter uncommon words 
uncommon_words = [(word, freq, gwordlist_rank.get(word, uncommon_rank_threshold + 1))
                  for word, freq in word_frequencies.items()
                  if gwordlist_rank.get(word, uncommon_rank_threshold + 1) > uncommon_rank_threshold]

To determine the rarity of words in “City of Quartz,” we compared the words in the book against the `gwordlist` dataset. We defined a threshold for uncommon words based on the rank of words in the `gwordlist` dataset. If a word’s rank was higher than the threshold, it was considered uncommon.

Sorting and Printing the List

# Sort the list of uncommon words by their rarity (gwordlist rank)
uncommon_words_sorted = sorted(uncommon_words, key=lambda x: -x[2])

# Print the list of most uncommon words and their frequencies in the book
for word, freq, rank in uncommon_words_sorted:
    print(f"{word} (Frequency: {freq}) - Rank: {rank}")

Finally, we sorted the list of uncommon words by their frequency in the book and printed the most frequent, most uncommon words. This gave us an insight into the unique vocabulary used by Mike Davis in “City of Quartz.”

Results

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utopianism (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 45334
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falsetto (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 44730
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denigration (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 44666
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bluffing (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 44566
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enforcer (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 44496
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stranglehold (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 44342
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tactically (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 44137
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sinecure (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 42027
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puncturing (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 41997
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empt (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 41209
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ious (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 40158
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largesse (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 40082
prescience (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 40075
undeterred (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 40066
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flagrantly (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 39783
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militarization (Frequency: 3) - Rank: 39586
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frenetic (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 39556
canonization (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 39547
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anomie (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 39534
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bluster (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 39494
vendetta (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 39452
visionaries (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 39426
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evict (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 39360
panicky (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 39326
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scarcer (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 39120
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gipsies (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 39089
imperiled (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 39039
iconoclastic (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 39025
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incognita (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38990
festering (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38954
dominoes (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38929
histrionic (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38919
ordo (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38915
densification (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 38913
vigilante (Frequency: 4) - Rank: 38899
cacophony (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38860
cataclysm (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38854
defuse (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38839
adamantly (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38817
conjuncture (Frequency: 3) - Rank: 38791
gambled (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 38761
internecine (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38714
billionaire (Frequency: 3) - Rank: 38687
deport (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38663
obligingly (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38639
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comparably (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38580
wampum (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38554
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patroness (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38501
conglomeration (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38500
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unveil (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38444
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chide (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38408
tentacle (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38357
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maelstrom (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38329
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nothings (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38272
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shredding (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38256
gambit (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 38226
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avocation (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38181
tawdry (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38178
pervasiveness (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38119
cloistered (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38106
burglaries (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38081
intellectualism (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 38054
commingling (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38048
constrictor (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 38033
elitism (Frequency: 5) - Rank: 37977
sacrosanct (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37922
urbanity (Frequency: 4) - Rank: 37898
uncharged (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37882
cranky (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37861
prowl (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37854
tacky (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 37831
leaner (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37819
filibuster (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37786
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unimpressed (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37760
napping (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37759
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riff (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37710
gunned (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37704
cataclysmic (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37696
shuttered (Frequency: 3) - Rank: 37692
poorhouse (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37686
intoned (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37675
urinate (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 37585
hubris (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 37549
unabashed (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37544
reenact (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37541
embezzled (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37522
unsavory (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 37502
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hotbed (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 37496
hardcore (Frequency: 8) - Rank: 37483
cowering (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37474
scandalized (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37444
perilously (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37383
penning (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37382
avidly (Frequency: 4) - Rank: 37366
clouding (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37325
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unbending (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37284
draconian (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37280
adjacency (Frequency: 3) - Rank: 37279
sadism (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37261
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bandwagon (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37224
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bistro (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37164
subdividing (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37121
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pariah (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37012
glorifying (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 37005
dissonant (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36967
malevolence (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 36898
ruthlessness (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36892
hippies (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36890
emulating (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36866
taciturn (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 36856
singling (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36828
inaugurating (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36817
conformist (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36809
portent (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36798
heeding (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36775
inflectional (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36749
stupefied (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36738
manicured (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 36709
intransigence (Frequency: 4) - Rank: 36686
fictive (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36684
multifunctional (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 36679
grizzled (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36641
masthead (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36626
profligacy (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36624
prospering (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36613
tycoon (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36606
boycotted (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36601
fetishism (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36558
interregnum (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 36557
communitarian (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 36555
riche (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 36525
startlingly (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36522
generalship (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36496
swindle (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 36485
fervid (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36481
petting (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36436
expressionist (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36430
reheating (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36427
bartered (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36401
railroading (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36390
tortilla (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36387
suburbia (Frequency: 6) - Rank: 36329
raider (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36323
patina (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36319
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shockingly (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 36281
floundering (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36262
supersaturation (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36208
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unwitting (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36201
cowed (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 36140
exportable (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36102
doomsday (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36085
hackneyed (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36073
theocracy (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36067
squirming (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 36018
secede (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 35972
tinplate (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35956
indissoluble (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35937
flashback (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 35926
cynically (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35908
luckless (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35903
furor (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 35891
architecturally (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35889
hiked (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35876
seedy (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35843
latched (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35842
geopolitics (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 35829
demagogue (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35810
electioneering (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35730
indict (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35715
calumnies (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35711
reputedly (Frequency: 3) - Rank: 35706
technocratic (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35682
disenchanted (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35680
redistributive (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35597
preponderant (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35574
smudge (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35570
imperium (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35527
superstar (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35525
smearing (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35504
redolent (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35493
illiberal (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35472
uninvited (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35464
irreversibly (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35444
disconsolate (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35432
shackled (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35428
unbreakable (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35392
urbane (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35361
epicenter (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 35348
furtively (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35331
abet (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35308
quicksand (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35305
foothill (Frequency: 3) - Rank: 35294
ameliorated (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35264
indelibly (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35236
crackdown (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35225
idyll (Frequency: 7) - Rank: 35217
unspoiled (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35211
moralizing (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35196
nightlife (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35166
interfaith (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35160
itineraries (Frequency: 4) - Rank: 35152
puritanical (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35148
maligned (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35136
uncritically (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35134
flak (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35113
revitalized (Frequency: 3) - Rank: 35084
cronies (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35061
abating (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35052
atrophied (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35045
bestseller (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35025
mesmerized (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35012
sleight (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 35004
futuristic (Frequency: 3) - Rank: 34987
bivouac (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 34971
triage (Frequency: 2) - Rank: 34964
humbling (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 34940
subsidization (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 34931
perestroika (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 34919
rebuffed (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 34876
outta (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 34846
hoarded (Frequency: 1) - Rank: 34822

This experiment gives a glimpse on how computational methods can provide insights into the language and style of an author, enriching our understanding and appreciation of their work.

Please note that the “we” in this article is me and a LLM who helped with the code generation and rewrote this post for clarity.

1 thought on “Uncovering Uncommon Words in “City of Quartz” by Mike Davis

  1. Hi Giacomo,

    Your work is inspiring. Thank you for making and sharing it.

    I learned of your work via a coworker’s link to The Infinite Conversation, then I found “Down the Meta Hole” which I loved. I haven’t yet explored most of your thoughtful projects, but I look forward to doing so.

    I am an artist in Los Angeles (originally from Oregon) and I’m currently reading “City of Quartz”, although I’m only at the beginning.

    You can see some of my paintings at the link below, and you might enjoy a project I designed along with my wife http://www.misteralphabet [dot] com

    Warm Regards from Eugene, Oregon

    -Marshall

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