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Kynoch, Douglas

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,884
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,063
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.654
Tagged as ABN (Aberdeen) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, e, tae, o, he, it, was, in,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 82 - Troke
Lallans Magazine (2013-03-01 ) in Doric dialect, categorised as prose (1,395 words)
Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie
Lallans Magazine (2011-09-01 ) in Doric (Aberdeen) dialect, categorised as prose (1,416 words)
Lallans 67 - Twa poems bi Douglas Kynoch
Lallans Magazine (2005-03-01 ) in Doric dialect, categorised as poetry (190 words)
Lallans 57 - Mac
Lallans Magazine (2000 ) in Doric dialect, categorised as prose (883 words)

Author word usage frequencies

WordCount Normalised
per 100,000
the1664273.94
an1373527.29
a1253218.33
e922368.69
tae782008.24
o751931
he671725.03
it621596.29
was621596.29
in501287.33
his431107.11
at431107.11
as401029.87
aat37952.63
ye35901.13
but35901.13
wi31798.15
for31798.15
nae31798.15
him30772.4
fergie28720.91
be27695.16
on26669.41
aboot24617.92
aa23592.17
oot22566.43
or21540.68
i21540.68
that21540.68
they19489.19
wis19489.19
weel19489.19
up18463.44
kirk17437.69
been16411.95
haed16411.95
says16411.95
sae16411.95
hae16411.95
there15386.2
wad15386.2
naething15386.2
gin14360.45
fat14360.45
time14360.45
aifter13334.71
es13334.71
himsel12308.96
awa12308.96
afore12308.96
lang12308.96
me12308.96
minister12308.96
ower12308.96
thocht11283.21
richt11283.21
he'd11283.21
doon11283.21
is11283.21
cud10257.47
wife10257.47
bit10257.47
till10257.47
wasna10257.47
it's10257.47
gweed10257.47
ken10257.47
nor9231.72
back9231.72
did9231.72
caat9231.72
aat's9231.72
seen9231.72
minister's8205.97
tak8205.97
ma8205.97
day8205.97
gaed8205.97
o't8205.97
tell8205.97
jist8205.97
like8205.97
say8205.97
fut8205.97
faar8205.97
vyce8205.97
wye8205.97
door7180.23
heid7180.23
ither7180.23
telt7180.23
fin7180.23
bonnie7180.23
dae7180.23
hoose7180.23
micht7180.23
some7180.23
mac7180.23
chiel7180.23
aye7180.23
mair7180.23
nivver7180.23
laist7180.23
psalm7180.23
he's7180.23
muckle6154.48
mebbe6154.48
ae6154.48
ere's6154.48
lik6154.48
wark6154.48
singin6154.48
fit6154.48
them6154.48
a'm6154.48
cam6154.48
on't6154.48
ere6154.48
aneugh6154.48
its6154.48
see6154.48
sic6154.48
her6154.48
ootside6154.48
rale6154.48
ahin6154.48
eyn5128.73
maan5128.73
fae5128.73
dinna5128.73
haan5128.73
na5128.73
hid5128.73
come5128.73
fock5128.73
gat5128.73
ain5128.73
didna5128.73
deen5128.73
pit5128.73
sayin5128.73
praise5128.73
we5128.73
win5128.73
she5128.73
fire5128.73
twa5128.73
aff5128.73
ay5128.73
fun5128.73
ye're5128.73
this5128.73
lat5128.73
fan5128.73
sud5128.73
first4102.99
tho4102.99
something4102.99
said4102.99
faa4102.99
young4102.99
idder4102.99
by4102.99
syne4102.99
aften4102.99
roon4102.99
warna4102.99
daesna4102.99
caats4102.99
ony4102.99
bade4102.99
face4102.99
iver4102.99
name4102.99
leuk4102.99
of4102.99
intae4102.99
yir4102.99
comin4102.99
ull-deer4102.99
lintie4102.99
can4102.99
troke4102.99
haen4102.99
ane4102.99
nicht4102.99
fremd4102.99
my4102.99
front4102.99
turnt4102.99
gairden4102.99
hear4102.99
soun4102.99
niver4102.99
fyow4102.99
myn4102.99
are4102.99
cratur4102.99
stump4102.99
fit's4102.99
trump4102.99
min377.24
sang377.24
bein377.24
to377.24
job377.24
he'll377.24
deuks377.24
noo377.24
ava377.24
taks377.24
een377.24
little377.24
bides377.24
spikkin377.24
precentor377.24
set377.24
saa377.24
lord377.24
kent377.24
b'377.24
we're377.24
oor377.24
neist377.24
geets377.24
poopit377.24
canna377.24
wik377.24
railins377.24
athoot377.24
pepper377.24
kep377.24
caain377.24
hard377.24
doot377.24
fergie's377.24
eyven377.24
wisna377.24
stammygastert377.24
no377.24
anidder377.24
haud377.24
o's377.24
else377.24
bi377.24
deet377.24
a'd377.24
tale377.24
happent377.24
a'll377.24
than377.24
caa377.24
caad377.24
mak377.24
daein377.24
fack377.24
awaar377.24
yer377.24
haes377.24
trowth377.24
gie377.24
fell377.24
sair377.24
again377.24
teuk377.24
teen377.24
spiert377.24
cudna377.24
sunday377.24
gyang377.24
pyock377.24
faan377.24
yon377.24
ilka377.24
rodd377.24
there's377.24
sabbath377.24
tenor251.49
sister251.49
th'eeswal251.49
lave251.49
makkin251.49
kipple251.49
side251.49
life251.49
gaan251.49
eeswal251.49
sure251.49
mou251.49
lattin251.49
month251.49
here251.49
ask251.49
chynge251.49
middle251.49
toun251.49
sicht251.49
oh251.49
forecoort251.49
wardle251.49
binch251.49
throwe251.49
tribble251.49
poun251.49
a've251.49
bledder251.49
flang251.49
waur251.49
howk251.49
narrest251.49
wyte251.49
aathing251.49
setturday251.49
friday251.49
ralely251.49
shak251.49
vine251.49
mornin251.49
aal251.49
thing251.49
masel251.49
backet251.49
street251.49
swack251.49
wunna251.49
fa251.49
mony251.49
think251.49
faain251.49
skitit251.49
fylie251.49
for't251.49
naebody251.49
twiggit251.49
ivver251.49
onything251.49
haedna251.49
watter251.49
forrit251.49
neen251.49
sing251.49
pray251.49
yokit251.49
eence251.49
sign251.49
tint251.49
wullin251.49
seekin251.49
leukit251.49
stairs251.49
legs251.49
mine251.49
toon251.49
got251.49
telt's251.49
vet251.49
mishanter251.49
fleg251.49
wid251.49
strippit251.49
sotter251.49
craitur251.49
pernickety251.49
ilky251.49
stoppit251.49
maun251.49
seemt251.49
best251.49
themsels251.49
veesitor251.49
morning251.49
wyes251.49
bible251.49
unco251.49
preen251.49
grun251.49
yaird251.49
made251.49
turn251.49
steen251.49
tent251.49
nyow251.49
anither251.49
on's251.49
near251.49
meesic251.49
bairn251.49
us251.49
ago251.49
laad's251.49
onywye251.49
leukin251.49
dowie251.49
fleer251.49
surely251.49
seems251.49
doun251.49
kirks251.49
yirsel251.49
aabody251.49
fou251.49
bodie251.49
hert251.49
in's251.49
ithers251.49
allout251.49
loun251.49
though251.49
muckle's251.49
rinnin251.49
precentor's251.49
past251.49
hospital251.49