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Robertson, Colin

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,877
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,257
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.084
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, o, a, in, is, ti, for, it, at,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 81 - Wildlaw
Lallans Magazine (2012-12) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (2,568 words)

Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (1,309 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
ti63 16,249.68185.301
yirth18 4,642.77171.895
law26 6,706.22164.465
actioun12 3,095.18127.265
ack13 3,353.11117.653
beiss11 2,837.2592.696
naitur12 3,095.1884.952
til28 7,222.0883.575
wul14 3,611.0479.135
laws11 2,837.2576.920
tairm8 2,063.4572.245
monie15 3,868.9761.696
of32 8,253.8060.634
naitral8 2,063.4559.922
mukkil11 2,837.2558.439
is69 17,797.2756.772
earth11 2,837.2554.025
haes25 6,448.2853.126
plants8 2,063.4552.623
soud7 1,805.5250.927
lawers5 1,289.6650.553
nature8 2,063.4547.685
environmental5 1,289.6647.592
cheynge5 1,289.6645.390
legal7 1,805.5243.964
for59 15,217.9543.667
wildlaw17 4,384.83nan
nories5 1,289.6643.617
areddies7 1,805.5243.086
he4 1,031.7342.501
ir13 3,353.1142.109
bodie11 2,837.2541.923
philosophie4 1,031.7339.765
becum5 1,289.6639.704
steids5 1,289.6638.689
aroun5 1,289.6636.160
intil12 3,095.1835.980
wes19 4,900.7035.921
oorsels7 1,805.5235.031
leivin5 1,289.6634.779
species6 1,547.5934.235
kis7 1,805.5234.134
acks4 1,031.7333.701
ceities4 1,031.7333.701
modren8 2,063.4531.450
yit8 2,063.4531.067
rights4 1,031.7329.544
mainstreamin3 773.7929.079
lawburrows12 3,095.18nan
an158 40,753.1631.497
directive3 773.7929.079
wurd5 1,289.6628.754
new16 4,126.9028.249
mother5 1,289.6627.468
sum7 1,805.5227.245
declaration5 1,289.6626.884
leive4 1,031.7326.856
juistice3 773.7926.855
salbe3 773.7926.855
communitie3 773.7926.855
lives6 1,547.5926.499
thir12 3,095.1826.395
www5 1,289.6625.815
wild6 1,547.5924.926
whilk6 1,547.5924.637
maid4 1,031.7324.437
skowth3 773.7924.039
lairger3 773.7924.039
balance4 1,031.7323.649
bi18 4,642.7723.115
raellie3 773.7923.022
concep3 773.7923.022
constitution3 773.7923.022
his4 1,031.7322.553
ferr4 1,031.7321.973
thai9 2,321.3821.673
pairliament4 1,031.7320.601
pert4 1,031.7320.354
argied3 773.7920.141
r9 2,321.3819.825
hou9 2,321.3819.117
norie3 773.7919.104
dede2 515.8618.568
americkie2 515.8618.568
cheena2 515.8618.568
saufin2 515.8618.568
peyment2 515.8618.568
personis2 515.8618.568
ande2 515.8618.568
scotlan4 1,031.7318.436
court4 1,031.7318.436
to17 4,384.8318.208
what10 2,579.3117.390
wey14 3,611.0417.267
s10 2,579.3117.170
we34 8,769.6717.024
concairn2 515.8616.849
anglicised2 515.8616.849
lawborrowis6 1,547.59nan
amounts2 515.8616.849
haillie2 515.8616.849
inglan2 515.8616.849
yearhunner2 515.8616.849
conceps2 515.8616.849
statute2 515.8616.849
spellin5 1,289.6616.140
environment3 773.7915.907
seems6 1,547.5915.827
perks2 515.8615.672
seistems2 515.8615.672
implies2 515.8615.672
adaptit2 515.8615.672
sik3 773.7915.641
ithin3 773.7915.388
warld8 2,063.4515.234
the284 73,252.5114.807
faimilie2 515.8614.771
impack2 515.8614.771
connach2 515.8614.771
courts2 515.8614.771
threips2 515.8614.771
proteck2 515.8614.771
ettils2 515.8614.771
deifferent5 1,289.66nan
argies2 515.8614.771
unitit3 773.7914.688
at46 11,864.8414.556
in92 23,729.6914.510
poleitical2 515.8614.041
legislative2 515.8614.041
intress2 515.8614.041
planet4 1,031.7313.956
jurisprudence4 1,031.73nan
skreivit2 515.8614.041
weill-kent2 515.8613.427
forby6 1,547.5913.123
tairms2 515.8612.897
vizzie2 515.8612.897
violent2 515.8612.897
scottis3 773.7912.840
forms3 773.7912.685
human5 1,289.6612.607
consairvation4 1,031.73nan
raisit4 1,031.73nan
o113 29,146.2512.525
launscape2 515.8612.431
idea5 1,289.6612.171
bydes2 515.8612.016
increasin2 515.8612.016
kinch2 515.8612.016
cumin2 515.8612.016
mebbies3 773.7911.710
types2 515.8611.641
subjeck3 773.7911.584
ideas3 773.7911.341
zealand2 515.8611.299
creatin2 515.8611.299
atweill2 515.8611.299
sae16 4,126.9011.238
life9 2,321.3810.997
warkin3 773.7910.568
everie4 1,031.73nan
seeminlie2 515.8610.427
ye8 2,063.4510.422
appeal2 515.8610.176
innin2 515.8610.176
principle2 515.8610.176
thrang3 773.799.986
pits3 773.799.895
launscapes3 773.79nan
been17 4,384.839.825
ukela4 1,031.73nan
existin2 515.8611.641
whein2 515.869.719
thowsand3 773.79nan
hundreth3 773.79nan
there2 515.869.568
sindrie2 515.869.124
up5 1,289.668.827
sa2 515.868.775
oot6 1,547.598.643
keepin3 773.798.626
case4 1,031.738.469
securitie3 773.79nan
pittin4 1,031.738.914
effeck2 515.868.456
awthegither2 515.868.456
raicent2 515.868.307
muir2 515.868.307
habitats3 773.79nan
fekfu3 773.79nan
eik2 515.868.307
richts3 773.798.288
wulness3 773.79nan
orra3 773.798.223
isna4 1,031.738.095
skaith2 515.867.892
nou6 1,547.597.885
legislation2 515.867.764
ongaun2 515.867.764
gien6 1,547.597.725
future3 773.797.676
lord3 773.797.676
bodies3 773.797.676
nations2 515.867.640
exist2 515.867.521
name6 1,547.597.308
among2 515.867.293
thinkin4 1,031.737.240
year9 2,321.387.099
needs3 773.797.084
craiturs2 515.867.079
juist9 2,321.387.004
context2 515.866.977
instance2 515.866.977
effect2 515.866.977
plant2 515.866.977
or23 5,932.426.925
presairve3 773.79nan
called2 515.866.878
kinna3 773.796.743
party2 515.866.687
rael2 515.866.596
humans2 515.866.596
texts2 515.866.507
provide2 515.866.420
mey2 515.866.420
back2 515.866.398
involved2 515.866.336
guid10 2,579.316.267
roun2 515.866.173
becam2 515.866.018
form3 773.796.011
international2 515.865.943
wurds2 515.865.943
airt3 773.795.818
wi17 4,384.835.775
weys3 773.795.669
inglis3 773.795.597
redd2 515.865.591
generations2 515.865.460
wabsteid2 515.865.460
thaim9 2,321.385.427
seem3 773.795.421
complenit2 515.86nan
souerte2 515.86nan
all4 1,031.735.477
resairves2 515.86nan
loss2 515.865.460
ane9 2,321.385.311
fowk12 3,095.185.173
fore2 515.865.098
fash2 515.865.041
bring3 773.794.997
like4 1,031.734.987
affcum2 515.86nan
process2 515.865.274
its10 2,579.314.925
shaws2 515.864.878
not3 773.794.787
over2 515.864.672
makin3 773.794.672
accoont2 515.864.527
system2 515.864.388
hae16 4,126.904.363
wee3 773.794.260
war7 1,805.524.121
gin7 1,805.524.007
tyme2 515.863.743
national3 773.793.728
by2 515.863.590
day3 773.793.570
forrit3 773.793.497
can11 2,837.253.470
as33 8,511.743.382
kennin2 515.863.311
order2 515.863.162
uk2 515.863.105
stap2 515.863.049
thare3 773.792.993
european2 515.862.967
uised2 515.862.812
tua2 515.86nan
kintra2 515.862.787
act2 515.862.762
half2 515.862.738
enjey2 515.86nan
doun4 1,031.732.688
but22 5,674.492.681
daein3 773.792.668
thair7 1,805.522.635
er2 515.862.574
fu2 515.862.574
our2 515.862.507
strang2 515.862.463
aff2 515.862.439
cultural2 515.862.421
trees2 515.862.421
has4 1,031.732.333
week-en2 515.86nan
auld9 2,321.382.331
throu4 1,031.732.312
eimagine2 515.86nan
social2 515.862.297
means2 515.862.278
report2 515.862.258
tak6 1,547.592.087
na3 773.792.081
ilk2 515.862.018
disna2 515.861.983
verra2 515.861.884
oor9 2,321.381.835
afore2 515.861.774
thegither3 773.791.703
staunardised2 515.86nan
able2 515.861.743
scotland7 1,805.521.693
local2 515.861.655
us8 2,063.451.634
north2 515.861.558
itsel2 515.861.544
a101 26,051.071.485
ilka3 773.791.464
t5 1,289.661.349
every2 515.861.320
than2 515.861.308
taen3 773.791.285
with2 515.861.198
aboot8 2,063.451.189
see9 2,321.381.100
weill2 515.860.955
siller2 515.860.920
ower6 1,547.590.914
are3 773.790.901
leid4 1,031.730.889
haed5 1,289.660.862
frae10 2,579.310.826
wife2 515.860.776
first2 515.860.776
i19 4,900.700.770
need3 773.790.758
ecuador2 515.86nan
read2 515.860.711
anither4 1,031.730.684
thocht2 515.860.645
aw7 1,805.520.634
syne4 1,031.730.631
have2 515.860.594
manance2 515.86nan
lawborrow2 515.86nan
mean2 515.860.558
better3 773.790.518
eneuch2 515.860.512
mair10 2,579.310.502
practeical2 515.86nan
onie2 515.860.496
pursuer2 515.86nan
enackin2 515.86nan
thon4 1,031.730.466
ecosystems2 515.86nan
efter3 773.790.466
ither3 773.790.459
whan3 773.790.447
micht4 1,031.730.416
did2 515.860.415
john2 515.860.387
fearit2 515.86nan
enackit2 515.86nan
it51 13,154.500.562
presumpcioun2 515.86nan
brocht2 515.860.830
days3 773.790.384
mak2 515.860.372
think2 515.860.358
said4 1,031.730.342
maist4 1,031.730.342
watter2 515.860.308
no12 3,095.180.306
be22 5,674.490.305
wha3 773.790.292
legislatioun2 515.86nan
dis3 773.790.290
that35 9,027.600.283
still2 515.860.279
yirth-centred2 515.86nan
lang5 1,289.660.274
whaur2 515.860.236
scots15 3,868.970.214
richt4 1,031.730.197
fin2 515.860.170
and28 7,222.080.160
nor2 515.860.156
time6 1,547.590.138
pit4 1,031.730.107
side2 515.860.085
which2 515.860.083
while2 515.860.058
this14 3,611.040.044
cullinan2 515.86nan
dae5 1,289.660.032
atween2 515.860.030
on23 5,932.420.028
wad4 1,031.730.020
things2 515.860.018
here4 1,031.730.017
merkis2 515.86nan
mind3 773.790.008
thing2 515.860.006
gie3 773.790.003
ony3 773.790.002
place2 515.860.001
e2 515.860.000