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Mc Rae, Thomas

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,089
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 395
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.757
Top ten most common words - the, an, we, tae, wiz, in, it, a, that, us,

List of texts in corpus

The Neep Lantern
Lowdown-L (2009) in Central (Central) dialect (), categorised as prose (1,089 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
wiz24 22,038.57113.080
we40 36,730.95108.420
lantern8 7,346.1984.055
ganged6 5,509.6468.959
im6 5,509.6444.379
neep6 5,509.6443.306
hud9 8,264.4636.668
us13 11,937.5635.301
wind6 5,509.6433.766
dominie4 3,673.0933.348
wavin4 3,673.0932.993
nicht10 9,182.7431.076
uz4 3,673.0929.430
e8 7,346.1927.864
luiked4 3,673.0927.840
awfy4 3,673.0925.007
thair9 8,264.4623.827
awbuddy2 1,836.5523.646
went7 6,427.9223.026
sandy3 2,754.8222.897
miss5 4,591.3722.560
duncan3 2,754.8221.154
door7 6,427.9218.834
cuid5 4,591.3718.362
goat5 4,591.3718.024
windy2 1,836.5517.943
songs2 1,836.5517.472
beggin2 1,836.5517.051
oor9 8,264.4616.808
funny3 2,754.8216.483
hoose7 6,427.9216.234
giant2 1,836.5516.005
guysin7 6,427.92nan
whoat6 5,509.64nan
aw11 10,101.0114.835
folks2 1,836.5514.711
thae5 4,591.3714.695
fast3 2,754.8214.570
l3 2,754.8214.220
halloween2 1,836.5513.741
sayin4 3,673.0913.341
dark3 2,754.8213.192
stairted2 1,836.5512.692
nixt3 2,754.8212.657
stuff3 2,754.8212.489
er3 2,754.8212.448
trees3 2,754.8212.448
kep2 1,836.5512.317
sweeties2 1,836.5511.661
elsie2 1,836.5511.562
wa2 1,836.5511.189
shouted2 1,836.5510.931
yin5 4,591.3710.566
jaimie4 3,673.09nan
wurds2 1,836.5510.931
oan7 6,427.9210.357
inside3 2,754.8210.316
nivver3 2,754.8210.049
stairt2 1,836.559.917
whae3 2,754.829.870
polis2 1,836.559.731
efter6 5,509.649.610
streets2 1,836.559.385
open3 2,754.828.890
wild2 1,836.558.872
o10 9,182.748.788
caun4 3,673.09nan
days4 3,673.098.722
fur9 8,264.468.557
nice2 1,836.558.465
great3 2,754.828.361
licht3 2,754.828.197
cum2 1,836.558.176
a18 16,528.937.386
frae7 6,427.927.227
so5 4,591.376.959
gang3 2,754.826.848
sed2 1,836.556.785
an42 38,567.496.662
still4 3,673.096.535
school2 1,836.556.504
oot11 10,101.016.473
thur2 1,836.556.359
och2 1,836.556.289
cut2 1,836.556.266
turnt2 1,836.556.088
verra2 1,836.556.066
tho3 2,754.826.017
again4 3,673.095.931
used2 1,836.555.604
gairden2 1,836.555.548
last3 2,754.825.211
heid4 3,673.094.728
jist5 4,591.374.638
lang4 3,673.094.553
then4 3,673.094.369
big3 2,754.824.260
up9 8,264.464.214
past2 1,836.554.159
but9 8,264.464.000
times2 1,836.553.817
git2 1,836.553.745
awa4 3,673.093.623
mclennan5 4,591.37nan
its4 3,673.093.738
help2 1,836.553.522
ye2 1,836.553.454
and3 2,754.823.257
cam3 2,754.823.246
year3 2,754.823.073
her2 1,836.553.070
saw2 1,836.553.055
be2 1,836.552.946
aye4 3,673.092.720
it19 17,447.202.560
he5 4,591.372.558
as3 2,754.822.524
back5 4,591.372.522
things2 1,836.552.496
only2 1,836.552.371
s13 11,937.562.363
bairns2 1,836.552.319
by4 3,673.092.306
noo4 3,673.092.098
roon2 1,836.552.090
thing2 1,836.552.050
wha2 1,836.551.991
when3 2,754.821.940
intae4 3,673.091.840
telt2 1,836.551.669
she3 2,754.821.491
seen2 1,836.551.485
no5 4,591.371.298
mind2 1,836.551.273
auld3 2,754.821.271
t2 1,836.551.263
think2 1,836.551.172
hame2 1,836.551.047
that14 12,855.830.910
see3 2,754.820.744
guysers2 1,836.55nan
thaim2 1,836.550.702
tae27 24,793.390.575
guid2 1,836.550.548
in20 18,365.470.525
time3 2,754.820.487
is5 4,591.370.483
nae2 1,836.550.445
ah5 4,591.370.390
they3 2,754.820.390
the59 54,178.150.334
wee3 2,754.820.207
twa2 1,836.550.188
said2 1,836.550.152
doon2 1,836.550.056
aboot3 2,754.820.017
bit3 2,754.820.015
d2 1,836.550.014
like3 2,754.820.005
wi8 7,346.190.001
at7 6,427.920.000