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Mitchell, Ian R.

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,772
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 581
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.05
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, and, wis, i, he, in, a, tae, it, o,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit
Lallans Magazine (2003-12) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (1,772 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
and62 34,988.71106.781
i48 27,088.0471.724
fit20 11,286.6859.893
wurk7 3,950.3457.899
scheme7 3,950.3455.783
an6 3,386.0054.623
likk4 2,257.3446.032
wurkers4 2,257.3446.032
wis53 29,909.7145.439
communist5 2,821.6744.732
wifies5 2,821.6740.795
class6 3,386.0034.185
hid16 9,029.3533.473
nazi3 1,693.0031.549
grat4 2,257.3430.640
fa8 4,514.6730.569
ivvery4 2,257.3429.843
wurkit3 1,693.0028.726
d16 9,029.3527.821
he40 22,573.3627.631
didnae9 5,079.0127.596
woundit3 1,693.0026.079
river5 2,821.6726.033
spanish3 1,693.0024.807
naebiddy2 1,128.6721.698
askit4 2,257.3420.041
countra2 1,128.6719.976
eejit2 1,128.6717.155
sittin5 2,821.6716.585
spikkin3 1,693.0016.109
faimlies2 1,128.6716.003
thirties2 1,128.6716.003
still8 4,514.6715.817
wurkin2 1,128.6715.533
pub3 1,693.0015.164
gettin5 2,821.6714.497
reading2 1,128.6714.389
loon4 2,257.3414.199
marriet2 1,128.6714.072
bocht3 1,693.0013.902
aa12 6,772.0113.800
fae15 8,465.0113.337
across4 2,257.3413.142
nae15 8,465.0112.904
yir4 2,257.3412.863
bairns6 3,386.0012.862
rough2 1,128.6712.785
there14 7,900.6812.574
struggle2 1,128.6712.370
pucklie2 1,128.6712.370
files2 1,128.6711.821
spain2 1,128.6711.654
polish2 1,128.6711.654
brig3 1,693.0011.428
is2 1,128.6711.111
mannie3 1,693.0011.056
listen3 1,693.0010.854
next4 2,257.3410.821
they17 9,593.6810.678
gyan2 1,128.6710.530
focht2 1,128.6710.072
dinna5 2,821.679.866
party2 1,128.679.862
bed4 2,257.349.717
passed3 1,693.009.705
pint2 1,128.679.385
wisnae4 2,257.349.164
a32 18,058.699.097
passin2 1,128.679.043
fan4 2,257.348.948
war6 3,386.008.852
though4 2,257.348.558
did6 3,386.008.326
she2 1,128.678.275
van2 1,128.678.047
toon3 1,693.007.980
doors2 1,128.677.636
shops2 1,128.677.527
ootside3 1,693.007.452
ye19 10,722.357.294
say6 3,386.007.273
lookit2 1,128.677.170
university2 1,128.677.170
pleased2 1,128.676.890
got6 3,386.006.889
if8 4,514.676.790
foo3 1,693.006.737
gaen2 1,128.676.469
the129 72,799.106.393
yon4 2,257.346.328
politics2 1,128.676.130
even5 2,821.676.003
respecktit4 2,257.34nan
airm2 1,128.676.166
hae10 5,643.345.972
bus2 1,128.675.922
readin2 1,128.675.888
their8 4,514.675.706
pal2 1,128.675.663
cam5 2,821.675.590
lave2 1,128.675.452
we14 7,900.685.434
year5 2,821.675.298
aifter2 1,128.675.255
these3 1,693.005.252
or12 6,772.015.214
ll6 3,386.005.175
me12 6,772.015.037
bi6 3,386.005.021
o24 13,544.024.904
bit10 5,643.344.880
this2 1,128.674.675
him10 5,643.344.530
telt4 2,257.344.488
lad2 1,128.674.483
them7 3,950.344.446
ken6 3,386.004.361
noo7 3,950.344.265
seemed2 1,128.674.180
her4 2,257.343.620
nivver2 1,128.673.546
mebbe2 1,128.673.546
later2 1,128.673.486
keep3 1,693.003.415
play2 1,128.673.340
mony3 1,693.003.065
wi20 11,286.683.064
street2 1,128.672.948
ma13 7,336.342.919
brocht2 1,128.672.912
awa5 2,821.672.865
hoose4 2,257.342.829
roon3 1,693.002.797
cried2 1,128.672.795
hard2 1,128.672.728
up3 1,693.002.686
see6 3,386.002.671
us5 2,821.672.506
back7 3,950.342.440
tae29 16,365.692.324
ane4 2,257.342.253
said5 2,821.672.068
time6 3,386.002.003
his6 3,386.001.953
aye5 2,821.671.922
guid4 2,257.341.908
door3 1,693.001.836
jist5 2,821.671.758
it27 15,237.021.608
bynear2 1,128.67nan
oot4 2,257.341.942
folk2 1,128.671.580
road2 1,128.671.555
think3 1,693.001.483
weel4 2,257.341.472
side2 1,128.671.465
in34 19,187.361.409
ve3 1,693.001.359
wye2 1,128.671.337
dae4 2,257.341.327
gied2 1,128.671.310
alang2 1,128.671.269
come3 1,693.001.177
be6 3,386.001.090
far2 1,128.671.074
aff4 2,257.340.986
auld4 2,257.340.950
for13 7,336.340.867
that14 7,900.680.754
day2 1,128.670.721
then3 1,693.000.609
but5 2,821.670.604
than3 1,693.000.588
so3 1,693.000.557
queerer2 1,128.67nan
you2 1,128.670.595
wid3 1,693.000.516
squeel2 1,128.67nan
til2 1,128.670.490
s11 6,207.670.463
nor2 1,128.670.459
ither3 1,693.000.459
kent2 1,128.670.385
afore3 1,693.000.378
as9 5,079.010.320
ony2 1,128.670.289
intae4 2,257.340.279
sae2 1,128.670.234
m3 1,693.000.231
could2 1,128.670.183
will2 1,128.670.148
on12 6,772.010.115
some3 1,693.000.111
aboot6 3,386.000.102
first2 1,128.670.090
get2 1,128.670.049
mair4 2,257.340.039
at12 6,772.010.037
richt2 1,128.670.031
can3 1,693.000.031
plunty2 1,128.67nan
lang2 1,128.670.025
wee4 2,257.340.022
like5 2,821.670.021
doon4 2,257.340.007
here2 1,128.670.001
ower4 2,257.340.001