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McPartlin, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 4,929
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 2,235
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.205
Tagged as EDN (Edinburgh) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, o, a, tae, his, oan, in, fur, he,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 82 - Biggin the Great Nor Road
Lallans Magazine (2013-07 ) in Central dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (330 words)
Lallans 83 - Phantasmagoria
Lallans Magazine (2013-12 ) in Central dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (305 words)
Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems
Lallans Magazine (2012 ) in Central (Dollar) dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (858 words)
Lallans 76 - The Gied Ower Gairden
Lallans Magazine (2010-07) in Central dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (295 words)

Lallans 70 - The Primped Skull
Lallans Magazine (2009-07) in Central dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (106 words)

Lallans 73 - Wrack
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (169 words)
Lallans 68 - Black Staff
Lallans Magazine (2006-02-01 ) in Central dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (2,632 words)
Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel
Lallans Magazine (2005-03-01 ) in Central dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (234 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
oan57 11,564.21143.702
thomas12 2,434.57100.346
weir16 3,246.0996.182
and2 405.7649.886
staff9 1,825.9349.187
provost6 1,217.2946.585
on2 405.7646.216
fur44 8,926.7646.183
it15 3,043.2145.513
flesh8 1,623.0539.045
which16 3,246.0937.522
strand5 1,014.4037.484
s7 1,420.1735.979
bi25 5,072.0235.309
wrack5 1,014.4034.718
his64 12,984.3833.259
she3 608.6431.249
god's4 811.5230.656
stained4 811.5227.773
baillie4 811.5227.011
black10 2,028.8126.990
saints3 608.6425.519
ramsay's3 608.6425.519
frae29 5,883.5525.501
spittle3 608.6423.941
lowe5 1,014.4023.161
aneath5 1,014.4022.474
skailed4 811.5222.281
damned4 811.5221.534
chain4 811.5221.187
below4 811.5221.187
scots2 405.7621.085
andra4 811.5220.537
straw3 608.6420.079
bane4 811.5219.939
city6 1,217.2919.499
raip3 608.6419.414
excep3 608.6418.819
ness3 608.6418.819
ayont6 1,217.2918.658
weirdly2 405.7617.677
swithered2 405.7617.677
screeds2 405.7617.677
haudan2 405.7617.677
glintin2 405.7617.677
clover2 405.7617.677
wummen2 405.7617.677
trembled2 405.7617.677
offend2 405.7617.677
whill2 405.7617.677
satyrs2 405.7617.677
satan2 405.7617.677
funnels2 405.7617.677
wracked2 405.7617.677
deave2 405.7617.677
deid8 1,623.0517.173
burnin4 811.5216.540
ship's2 405.7615.960
weir's12 2,434.57nan
quayside2 405.7617.677
chaff2 405.7615.960
erd2 405.7615.960
cobbles2 405.7615.960
israel2 405.7615.960
cracklin2 405.7615.960
witchcraft2 405.7615.960
ah'll4 811.5215.686
waas4 811.5215.371
fae2 405.7615.260
san3 608.6415.173
beast4 811.5215.069
aince7 1,420.1714.985
links3 608.6414.882
sooks2 405.7614.785
convick2 405.7614.785
scarlet2 405.7614.785
provost's2 405.7614.785
ash2 405.7614.785
commander2 405.7614.785
humphed2 405.7614.785
in46 9,332.5214.694
white7 1,420.1714.663
seek4 811.5214.640
then16 3,246.0914.377
bow3 608.6414.341
ayweys3 608.6414.089
riven2 405.7613.886
exile2 405.7613.886
howked2 405.7613.886
heidless2 405.7613.886
glaur3 608.6413.848
warlock3 608.6413.617
law5 1,014.4013.297
mesh2 405.7613.158
warld's2 405.7613.158
condemned2 405.7613.158
shouthers2 405.7612.545
biddin2 405.7612.545
echoes2 405.7612.545
birled3 608.6412.404
wis27 5,477.7812.362
skeel2 405.7612.017
hush2 405.7612.017
humble2 405.7612.017
bowed2 405.7612.017
waukened2 405.7612.017
fear5 1,014.4011.899
wund3 608.6411.886
aa22 4,463.3811.852
nisi5 1,014.40nan
ramsay3 608.6411.724
douce3 608.6411.724
agin6 1,217.2911.680
reek3 608.6411.566
body's2 405.7611.553
frichtsome2 405.7611.553
sailed2 405.7611.553
raked2 405.7611.553
reekin2 405.7611.553
thrawn3 608.6411.413
lik9 1,825.9311.256
caskie4 811.52nan
yon9 1,825.9311.256
we7 1,420.1711.160
crushed2 405.7611.140
skull2 405.7611.140
heard8 1,623.0511.110
whae6 1,217.2911.083
aboot4 811.5210.998
ye're4 811.5210.887
maun9 1,825.9310.801
hielan2 405.7610.766
satisfied2 405.7610.766
tolbooth2 405.7610.766
meltit2 405.7610.766
weavin2 405.7610.427
alow2 405.7610.427
cleek2 405.7610.427
were15 3,043.2110.357
air7 1,420.1710.255
perjink2 405.7610.115
cloak2 405.7610.115
shadda2 405.7610.115
banes3 608.6410.087
wheesht3 608.649.858
abune3 608.649.748
whase3 608.649.639
inspiration2 405.769.560
trig2 405.769.560
dirl2 405.769.560
lungs2 405.769.560
fort2 405.769.560
thir8 1,623.059.345
a'4 811.529.342
firth2 405.769.311
a110 22,316.909.309
hae3 608.649.185
blink2 405.769.078
skreich2 405.769.078
fend2 405.769.078
william4 811.528.980
send3 608.648.940
dream3 608.648.940
cooried2 405.768.858
naewhere2 405.768.858
glass2 405.768.858
sangs3 608.648.847
banks3 608.648.667
ah've3 608.648.667
hunger2 405.768.651
bees2 405.768.651
hung3 608.648.580
peat2 405.768.455
man's2 405.768.455
bog-cotton3 608.64nan
bend2 405.768.455
oot9 1,825.938.391
ireland3 608.648.327
sword2 405.768.269
eftir4 811.528.163
there4 811.528.093
gaird2 405.768.092
secret3 608.648.086
comfort2 405.767.924
warst2 405.767.924
sea5 1,014.407.742
heids4 811.527.722
whispered2 405.767.608
tongues2 405.767.608
sand2 405.767.608
maister3 608.647.361
wolf2 405.767.319
blawn2 405.767.319
faithers2 405.767.183
sleet2 405.767.183
presence2 405.767.183
the330 66,950.707.152
drunk2 405.767.052
stude2 405.767.052
served2 405.767.052
purple2 405.766.925
be13 2,637.456.801
back3 608.646.790
daith3 608.646.735
ploy2 405.766.686
wins2 405.766.686
sang4 811.526.658
lowse2 405.766.572
het3 608.646.563
that32 6,492.196.548
its13 2,637.456.499
cock2 405.766.462
walcome2 405.766.355
trade2 405.766.355
them2 405.766.291
visit2 405.766.252
tide2 405.766.252
grass2 405.766.252
blast2 405.766.151
beauty2 405.766.151
braes2 405.766.054
laird3 608.645.984
had14 2,840.335.968
grund3 608.645.935
words5 1,014.405.881
ah'd2 405.765.867
screen2 405.765.867
close4 811.525.840
thranged3 608.64nan
held4 811.525.774
cauld6 1,217.295.763
o'5 1,014.405.754
ye'll3 608.645.698
madlove's3 608.64nan
madlove3 608.64nan
yella2 405.765.691
shame2 405.765.691
texts2 405.765.691
waves2 405.765.606
here's2 405.765.606
an154 31,243.665.534
dowie2 405.765.523
haar2 405.765.523
snaw2 405.765.443
sic7 1,420.175.372
nihil3 608.64nan
roads2 405.765.523
wa2 405.765.364
major2 405.765.364
monongahela2 405.76nan
bluid3 608.645.304
chiel3 608.645.304
ye've2 405.765.287
ay2 405.765.277
time3 608.645.060
sets2 405.764.998
at20 4,057.624.944
weird2 405.764.930
pouer2 405.764.930
within2 405.764.863
food2 405.764.797
hearin2 405.764.797
wind3 608.644.759
wuid3 608.644.687
gowd2 405.764.670
april2 405.764.670
prood2 405.764.670
leaves2 405.764.549
pages2 405.764.549
grace2 405.764.490
lan2 405.764.490
twa2 405.764.488
stane3 608.644.479
flee2 405.764.432
some13 2,637.454.409
west2 405.764.319
empty2 405.764.319
whaur8 1,623.054.296
rose2 405.764.211
picked2 405.764.211
siller4 811.524.180
flotsam2 405.76nan
fillet2 405.76nan
silence2 405.764.158
they11 2,231.694.114
chairge2 405.764.106
dreich2 405.764.055
up11 2,231.693.956
as20 4,057.623.935
hert4 811.523.876
bocht2 405.763.861
cannae5 1,014.403.851
aff12 2,434.573.716
silversauns2 405.76nan
bring3 608.643.861
irish2 405.763.679
jaloused2 405.763.635
busy2 405.763.635
when10 2,028.813.608
burn3 608.643.590
to2 405.763.583
pittsburgh2 405.76nan
damask2 405.76nan
wi26 5,274.903.577
slabtoun2 405.76nan
nou5 1,014.403.576
whit's2 405.763.550
neck2 405.763.467
sair4 811.523.462
been4 811.523.455
o121 24,548.593.442
touch2 405.763.427
feet4 811.523.406
dae2 405.763.343
weel2 405.763.337
saft2 405.763.309
nicht8 1,623.053.292
unpattrened2 405.76nan
mairch2 405.763.271
office2 405.763.271
orra2 405.763.271
until3 608.643.267
alane2 405.763.197
hauns3 608.643.129
pig2 405.763.124
no7 1,420.173.117
couldnae3 608.643.062
waa2 405.763.054
her17 3,448.983.038
laid2 405.763.020
played2 405.762.986
sae13 2,637.452.956
stairs2 405.762.952
efter2 405.762.934
ower17 3,448.982.818
peat-hags2 405.76nan
feed2 405.762.823
pick2 405.762.761
lord2 405.762.730
earth2 405.762.700
flauntin2 405.76nan
tears2 405.763.234
an'4 811.522.667
man9 1,825.932.635
ice2 405.762.612
so2 405.762.578
lang9 1,825.932.575
is22 4,463.382.573
horse2 405.762.555
hoose8 1,623.052.545
turnkey2 405.76nan
though4 811.522.511
guid2 405.762.481
thurible2 405.76nan
ae4 811.522.573
still7 1,420.172.420
pure2 405.762.419
mile2 405.762.393
watter4 811.522.336
banefed2 405.76nan
him8 1,623.052.295
warld4 811.522.259
us3 608.642.249
nae20 4,057.622.233
flair2 405.762.218
sleep2 405.762.194
patullo2 405.76nan
meant2 405.762.170
fell3 608.642.060
eat2 405.762.056
wumman3 608.642.030
rain4 811.522.017
thochts2 405.761.991
open3 608.641.986
glut2 405.76nan
bonspiel2 405.76nan
answer2 405.762.012
he'd2 405.761.927
there's2 405.761.907
our2 405.761.886
greenside2 405.76nan
gallowlie2 405.76nan
hawksbeard2 405.76nan
dirk-kaimed2 405.76nan
here9 1,825.931.929
could7 1,420.171.831
awa3 608.641.803
ye20 4,057.621.747
saw4 811.521.735
love2 405.761.730
reid2 405.761.712
first2 405.761.644
near4 811.521.635
stood2 405.761.622
pleesures2 405.76nan
pit2 405.761.579
fa3 608.641.577
sky2 405.761.570
must2 405.761.570
me11 2,231.691.569
wud2 405.761.536
papists2 405.76nan
deep2 405.761.503
dee3 608.641.473
haud3 608.641.450
wheeshed2 405.76nan
kept2 405.761.503
bowhead2 405.76nan
afore9 1,825.931.458
doon7 1,420.171.425
een6 1,217.291.387
god2 405.761.378
ah21 4,260.501.356
cut2 405.761.348
sister2 405.761.333
done2 405.761.333
drumskin2 405.76nan
lift2 405.761.333
tea2 405.761.333
of4 811.521.277
giein2 405.761.276
gied4 811.521.272
cooncil2 405.761.207
history2 405.761.168
likes2 405.761.142
why2 405.761.104
least2 405.761.092
takin2 405.761.020
gairden2 405.760.997
than3 608.640.993
word2 405.760.985
sent2 405.760.941
he37 7,506.590.918
ken4 811.520.918
through4 811.520.901
gruel2 405.76nan
fowk5 1,014.400.895
foredaw2 405.76nan
inside2 405.760.898
ma25 5,072.020.889
micht2 405.760.883
if5 1,014.400.883
yersel2 405.760.827
intae11 2,231.690.808
can10 2,028.810.774
green2 405.760.742
lurch2 405.76nan
made2 405.760.756
like16 3,246.090.738
ilka3 608.640.736
days4 811.520.726
last4 811.520.720
day7 1,420.170.709
end3 608.640.696
door2 405.760.678
nor2 405.760.655
whiles2 405.760.640
bein2 405.760.633
wey3 608.640.632
flycloud2 405.76nan
syne2 405.760.621
anither2 405.760.599
seen2 405.760.596
are8 1,623.050.532
faither3 608.640.527
yer11 2,231.690.507
doubtfu2 405.76nan
ither4 811.520.508
mind5 1,014.400.490
see6 1,217.290.486
wha4 811.520.470
this16 3,246.090.463
speak2 405.760.460
wrang2 405.760.447
ben2 405.760.441
say3 608.640.430
muckle3 608.640.416
matsuo2 405.76nan
new5 1,014.400.411
overseer2 405.76nan
dominus2 405.76nan
road3 608.640.410
best3 608.640.405
oor9 1,825.930.404
thocht3 608.640.397
bairn2 405.760.393
tell2 405.760.391
yet2 405.760.339
fire2 405.760.334
government2 405.760.334
baith2 405.760.333
hard2 405.760.324
heid6 1,217.290.286
but17 3,448.980.252
braw2 405.760.245
win3 608.640.234
tak5 1,014.400.230
mak3 608.640.216
great2 405.760.209
place2 405.760.186
or18 3,651.860.179
that's2 405.760.174
come5 1,014.400.172
gin3 608.640.147
girsle2 405.76nan
mair9 1,825.930.146
body2 405.760.145
ain6 1,217.290.128
three2 405.760.116
ane4 811.520.104
fan2 405.760.101
coorse2 405.760.096
aye8 1,623.050.087
scourger2 405.76nan
mcmahon2 405.76nan
wid6 1,217.290.086
face2 405.760.083
said6 1,217.290.081
comin2 405.760.080
you8 1,623.050.073
whan5 1,014.400.048
set2 405.760.046
their9 1,825.930.045
atween2 405.760.045
men2 405.760.042
auld7 1,420.170.040
tae104 21,099.610.034
wark2 405.760.031
whit11 2,231.690.020
mcgill2 405.76nan
never2 405.760.020
hear2 405.760.019
while2 405.760.019
taen2 405.760.016
gang2 405.760.011
dinnae2 405.760.011
it's4 811.520.010
juist4 811.520.004
will4 811.520.004
doun2 405.760.001
hame4 811.520.000
primped2 405.76nan
noo8 1,623.050.000