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Elphinstone Institute

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,907
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 597
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.194
Tagged as MNA (Mid Northern A) dialect.
Top ten most common words - an, the, o, tae, in, doric, scots, a, leid, for,

List of texts in corpus

Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines
Aberdeenshire Council (01-08-2017) in Doric dialect (MNA), categorised as government (1,907 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
doric51 26,743.58456.818
aiberdeenshire18 9,438.91188.411
leid28 14,682.75125.280
heirskip9 4,719.45106.893
curriculum11 5,768.2291.653
award9 4,719.4582.653
an120 62,926.0677.453
cooncil12 6,292.6169.949
skweels6 3,146.3066.594
support12 6,292.6164.607
develop7 3,670.6961.503
scots35 18,353.4361.178
nor-east6 3,146.3060.445
scotland20 10,487.6856.811
skills7 3,670.6956.772
larnin16 8,390.14nan
opportunities7 3,670.6955.156
education12 6,292.6154.409
regional8 4,195.0753.857
pairtnership5 2,621.9250.634
excellence5 2,621.9250.634
spik8 4,195.0746.209
larners10 5,243.84nan
larn4 2,097.5445.385
engage5 2,621.9244.768
minority8 4,195.0742.824
developin5 2,621.9241.135
recognises4 2,097.5436.947
educational5 2,621.9236.793
o82 42,999.4836.792
scrievin6 3,146.3036.168
encouragin4 2,097.5435.991
leids9 4,719.4534.801
charter4 2,097.5434.370
promote5 2,621.9233.796
eese5 2,621.9233.238
cultural7 3,670.6933.189
communities5 2,621.9232.458
unique4 2,097.5428.479
elphinstone3 1,573.1528.241
pairt9 4,719.4528.078
sqa3 1,573.1527.221
benefits4 2,097.5427.208
spukken3 1,573.1526.352
their16 8,390.1426.078
value4 2,097.5425.623
related3 1,573.1524.325
policy5 2,621.9223.631
local6 3,146.3023.484
practice4 2,097.5423.359
awareness3 1,573.1523.280
establishments6 3,146.30nan
throwe5 2,621.9223.339
in59 30,938.6523.061
culture6 3,146.3022.809
development4 2,097.5422.678
institute3 1,573.1522.393
literacy3 1,573.1521.995
scottish9 4,719.4521.838
links3 1,573.1521.622
environments2 1,048.7721.375
highlichts2 1,048.7721.375
ilkae2 1,048.7721.375
fulfillin2 1,048.7721.375
create3 1,573.1520.629
secondary3 1,573.1520.629
includin4 2,097.5420.314
recognised3 1,573.1519.780
learners2 1,048.7718.472
teachers4 2,097.5418.424
provision3 1,573.1518.178
studies3 1,573.1517.982
principles3 1,573.1517.982
supports2 1,048.7717.567
recognition3 1,573.1517.257
access3 1,573.1516.926
experiences2 1,048.7716.215
will9 4,719.4516.124
phase2 1,048.7715.682
wealth2 1,048.7715.682
objectives2 1,048.7715.682
wards2 1,048.7715.682
historic2 1,048.7715.682
specifically2 1,048.7715.682
study3 1,573.1515.385
cultures2 1,048.7715.212
chaunce2 1,048.7715.212
launched2 1,048.7715.212
census3 1,573.1515.029
themes2 1,048.7714.793
engagin2 1,048.7714.793
promotin2 1,048.7714.793
weys4 2,097.5414.779
learnin3 1,573.1514.586
government5 2,621.9214.095
engagement2 1,048.7713.752
appropriate2 1,048.7713.752
a31 16,255.9013.636
senior2 1,048.7713.458
tae66 34,609.3313.457
are10 5,243.8413.234
supportin2 1,048.7713.186
makin4 2,097.5413.139
key3 1,573.1513.019
inclusion2 1,048.7712.931
bairns'2 1,048.7712.931
it8 4,195.0712.738
teachin3 1,573.1512.707
indigenous2 1,048.7712.692
effective2 1,048.7712.692
share3 1,573.1512.558
essential2 1,048.7712.466
developed2 1,048.7712.254
encourage2 1,048.7712.254
mony6 3,146.3011.882
aiberdeen3 1,573.1511.866
environment2 1,048.7711.860
unnerstaunin2 1,048.7711.860
poetry3 1,573.1511.738
recognise2 1,048.7711.337
respeck2 1,048.7711.337
islands2 1,048.7711.337
his2 1,048.7711.031
appendix3 1,573.15nan
materials2 1,048.7710.876
hiv5 2,621.9210.658
for23 12,060.8310.649
celebrate2 1,048.7710.466
life6 3,146.3010.228
use3 1,573.1510.114
historical2 1,048.779.980
heeze2 1,048.779.980
bigg2 1,048.779.868
context2 1,048.779.868
resources2 1,048.779.653
fa4 2,097.549.597
equal2 1,048.779.550
texts2 1,048.779.352
provide2 1,048.779.164
diversity2 1,048.779.073
school3 1,573.158.917
community3 1,573.158.880
bring3 1,573.158.666
creative2 1,048.778.652
bairns5 2,621.928.546
range2 1,048.778.203
gie6 3,146.308.184
population2 1,048.778.133
sangs2 1,048.777.997
rich2 1,048.777.867
areas2 1,048.777.560
wark4 2,097.547.522
area2 1,048.777.501
haill2 1,048.777.444
buiks2 1,048.777.170
university2 1,048.777.170
groups2 1,048.776.966
whilk2 1,048.776.868
places2 1,048.776.502
fowk8 4,195.076.425
plenty2 1,048.776.172
aa9 4,719.455.897
l2 1,048.775.800
we2 1,048.775.757
centre2 1,048.775.696
order2 1,048.775.629
biggin2 1,048.775.530
far4 2,097.545.482
european2 1,048.775.372
stories2 1,048.775.252
airts2 1,048.774.941
early2 1,048.774.684
means2 1,048.774.611
young3 1,573.154.562
language5 2,621.924.458
important2 1,048.774.313
sang2 1,048.774.227
oot3 1,573.154.192
at6 3,146.303.886
languages2 1,048.773.689
gies2 1,048.773.536
up3 1,573.153.299
atween3 1,573.153.174
amang2 1,048.773.166
play2 1,048.773.124
as18 9,438.913.088
tobar2 1,048.77nan
fun2 1,048.774.493
dualchais2 1,048.77nan
sure3 1,573.156.558
mak4 2,097.542.942
nae2 1,048.772.869
ither5 2,621.922.803
fae2 1,048.772.617
place3 1,573.152.594
its5 2,621.922.554
by6 3,146.302.523
should2 1,048.772.431
like2 1,048.772.401
baith3 1,573.152.192
these2 1,048.772.118
they4 2,097.541.846
help2 1,048.771.817
warld2 1,048.771.771
weel-bein2 1,048.77nan
ain4 2,097.541.566
wirds2 1,048.771.525
ower2 1,048.771.504
kent3 1,573.151.501
years2 1,048.771.405
on8 4,195.071.328
has2 1,048.771.239
and9 4,719.451.191
till2 1,048.771.144
mair2 1,048.771.124
hame3 1,573.151.065
day2 1,048.770.966
three2 1,048.770.856
richt4 2,097.540.833
fosterin2 1,048.77nan
wey3 1,573.150.691
of4 2,097.540.581
intae2 1,048.770.569
or8 4,195.070.492
see2 1,048.770.421
is14 7,341.370.395
can4 2,097.540.365
the105 55,060.300.344
be8 4,195.070.293
them4 2,097.540.287
weel3 1,573.150.267
self-esteem2 1,048.77nan
made2 1,048.770.259
een2 1,048.770.252
this6 3,146.300.243
oor2 1,048.770.211
tak2 1,048.770.128
get2 1,048.770.110
aboot5 2,621.920.076
hae5 2,621.920.074
wi15 7,865.760.044
that19 9,963.290.004
guid2 1,048.770.000