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Corbett, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,941
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,080
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.723
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, a, and, tae, in, s, that, scots, is,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots
Lallans Magazine (2007-06) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (2,941 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
owersettins18 6,120.37169.327
molière14 4,760.29157.076
and89 30,261.82132.314
kemp13 4,420.27122.953
owersettin17 5,780.35117.738
scots53 18,021.0891.531
morgan10 3,400.2089.758
lochhead9 3,060.1880.779
leiterarie8 2,720.1676.642
an14 4,760.2975.812
owdience6 2,040.1259.008
o126 42,842.5755.555
phaedra6 2,040.1251.372
s63 21,421.2950.589
tragedy5 1,700.1046.363
mibbes6 2,040.1244.757
miseryguts4 1,360.0841.965
lallans7 2,380.1440.271
drama6 2,040.1235.903
leiterature4 1,360.0835.895
findlay4 1,360.0834.626
screivars4 1,360.0833.537
tradeetion5 1,700.1032.955
liz5 1,700.1032.955
plays6 2,040.1232.818
stage6 2,040.1231.950
dramatic4 1,360.0831.732
glaswegian4 1,360.0831.732
french7 2,380.1430.791
thro4 1,360.0829.628
edwin4 1,360.0829.628
braid7 2,380.1429.237
byrne3 1,020.0626.920
owresettin3 1,020.0625.683
patter4 1,360.0825.449
de5 1,700.1025.295
he5 1,700.1024.919
purves3 1,020.0624.664
cyrano9 3,060.18nan
by18 6,120.3722.857
douglas6 2,040.1222.085
uiss5 1,700.1021.972
inglis6 2,040.1221.832
comedy3 1,020.0621.232
classical3 1,020.0620.735
tartuffe3 1,020.0620.277
plenitude2 680.0419.667
foundit2 680.0419.667
topical2 680.0419.667
classic3 1,020.0619.086
mixter-maxter3 1,020.0619.086
diverse3 1,020.0619.086
modren5 1,700.1018.192
lorimer3 1,020.0618.098
hector2 680.0417.946
fulton2 680.0417.946
shenanigans2 680.0417.946
eild2 680.0417.946
burdies2 680.0417.946
macrae2 680.0417.946
abidin2 680.0417.946
that54 18,361.1017.425
reenge3 1,020.0617.255
warks4 1,360.0817.134
eftir5 1,700.1016.953
delichts2 680.0416.767
macbeth2 680.0416.767
bounds2 680.0416.767
selsame2 680.0416.767
is38 12,920.7816.665
urban3 1,020.0616.520
merk3 1,020.0616.294
play6 2,040.1216.210
smaw3 1,020.0616.078
thir8 2,720.1615.916
intimate2 680.0415.865
bishop2 680.0415.865
young7 2,380.1415.500
anerlie3 1,020.0615.473
swanky2 680.0415.133
hamely2 680.0415.133
owersetters2 680.0415.133
isnae5 1,700.1014.686
fremmit3 1,020.0614.590
century5 1,700.1014.522
successfu2 680.0414.517
crouse2 680.0413.985
characters3 1,020.0613.827
chorus2 680.0413.517
raisons2 680.0413.517
revival2 680.0413.517
practice3 1,020.0613.284
whase3 1,020.0613.284
inspector2 680.0413.100
agnes2 680.0413.100
besides2 680.0413.100
intae15 5,100.3112.921
shakespeare2 680.0412.723
warth2 680.0412.723
bergerac4 1,360.08nan
gavin2 680.0412.723
ye4 1,360.0812.711
owerset3 1,020.0612.673
paris2 680.0412.380
cities2 680.0412.380
contribution2 680.0412.065
rhymes2 680.0412.065
scottish8 2,720.1611.788
sibness2 680.0411.773
hinner2 680.0411.773
carin2 680.0411.503
fergusson2 680.0411.503
are12 4,080.2411.441
natur2 680.0411.250
comic2 680.0411.250
haes10 3,400.2011.080
expeckit2 680.0411.013
goldoni4 1,360.08nan
amangst2 680.0411.773
frae15 5,100.3110.826
waant2 680.0410.789
text3 1,020.0610.750
link2 680.0410.579
rax2 680.0410.189
aw17 5,780.3510.025
france2 680.049.836
heize2 680.049.672
wyce2 680.049.672
the212 72,084.339.659
in68 23,121.399.520
dialogue2 680.049.514
eik2 680.049.363
t8 2,720.169.356
her5 1,700.109.180
mellin2 680.049.077
voice4 1,360.088.995
auncient2 680.048.943
phrase2 680.048.943
shilpit2 680.048.813
it19 6,460.398.699
leid7 2,380.148.591
i7 2,380.148.226
cries2 680.048.224
dialeck2 680.048.224
maistly3 1,020.068.150
speaks2 680.047.814
pynt3 1,020.067.562
success2 680.047.534
greek2 680.047.193
cultur2 680.047.193
insteid3 1,020.067.116
pynts2 680.047.112
medium2 680.047.034
nae2 680.047.024
here9 3,060.186.924
miles2 680.046.808
faur4 1,360.086.780
younger2 680.046.736
macmillan3 1,020.06nan
leids4 1,360.086.591
maist7 2,380.146.508
at9 3,060.186.424
they4 1,360.086.372
him2 680.046.170
thrang2 680.046.149
late3 1,020.066.147
canny2 680.046.089
of10 3,400.206.035
between2 680.046.031
theatre2 680.045.862
tung4 1,360.085.761
unnerstaun2 680.045.701
kenspeckle2 680.045.598
their11 3,740.225.411
r4 1,360.085.313
whilk2 680.045.307
kind3 1,020.065.132
aboot3 1,020.065.059
ettle2 680.044.835
hae2 680.044.822
find3 1,020.064.740
mair12 4,080.244.641
crack2 680.044.532
was7 2,380.144.526
ibsen2 680.04nan
yaise2 680.044.497
policy2 680.044.426
bill4 1,360.084.399
speak3 1,020.064.365
mak6 2,040.124.234
hauf3 1,020.064.025
media2 680.044.006
ablow2 680.044.006
aiblins2 680.043.947
racine3 1,020.06nan
actorly2 680.04nan
be8 2,720.163.786
tho4 1,360.083.662
bit3 1,020.063.588
answer2 680.043.487
atween4 1,360.083.441
airts2 680.043.413
misanthrope2 680.04nan
weys2 680.043.365
we6 2,040.123.338
nor5 1,700.103.250
full2 680.043.226
eneuch3 1,020.063.157
luik2 680.043.116
report2 680.043.095
tae77 26,181.573.022
gey4 1,360.082.949
you2 680.042.922
burns2 680.042.870
coorse3 1,020.062.819
gascon2 680.04nan
back2 680.043.665
whit11 3,740.222.730
as25 8,500.512.536
maks2 680.042.257
baith4 1,360.082.218
gies2 680.042.184
there4 1,360.082.054
less2 680.042.046
see2 680.042.004
wee3 1,020.062.004
pairt3 1,020.061.915
language5 1,700.101.914
whiles2 680.041.854
forby2 680.041.818
ither6 2,040.121.809
if2 680.041.754
seen4 1,360.081.600
its6 2,040.121.577
things3 1,020.061.430
cried2 680.041.398
thaim5 1,700.101.394
yet2 680.041.370
government2 680.041.370
mind4 1,360.081.260
can7 2,380.141.191
sic3 1,020.061.176
intil2 680.041.167
twa2 680.041.146
for21 7,140.431.129
wi27 9,180.551.117
get2 680.041.099
wur3 1,020.061.072
this8 2,720.161.043
auld6 2,040.120.962
had6 2,040.120.953
d3 1,020.060.917
john2 680.040.890
full-bluidit2 680.04nan
yer3 1,020.061.158
warld2 680.040.721
end2 680.040.679
weel5 1,700.100.671
were2 680.040.666
sae3 1,020.060.634
ll2 680.040.611
taen2 680.040.601
like10 3,400.200.586
first4 1,360.080.578
how2 680.040.538
saw2 680.040.517
anither3 1,020.060.488
his14 4,760.290.474
satirical2 680.04nan
fowk3 1,020.060.487
doun2 680.040.472
ane4 1,360.080.433
no6 2,040.120.424
then2 680.040.417
guid2 680.040.415
to5 1,700.100.412
been4 1,360.080.409
ower5 1,700.100.407
lang2 680.040.360
while2 680.040.354
time4 1,360.080.336
need2 680.040.308
aristophanes2 680.04nan
micht3 1,020.060.290
day7 2,380.140.264
bowman2 680.04nan
gie3 1,020.060.260
up13 4,420.270.260
ain4 1,360.080.252
scotland4 1,360.080.230
oot14 4,760.290.207
aff3 1,020.060.207
a90 30,601.840.175
richt3 1,020.060.165
again3 1,020.060.162
face2 680.040.155
come3 1,020.060.102
year2 680.040.075
pit3 1,020.060.070
dae4 1,360.080.068
tak2 680.040.061
lesser-yaised2 680.04nan
think2 680.040.030
gin2 680.040.027
but11 3,740.220.025
wey3 1,020.060.024
or10 3,400.200.022
big2 680.040.015
aye4 1,360.080.005
quastion2 680.04nan
een2 680.040.006
whaur2 680.040.005
howanivver2 680.04nan
on18 6,120.370.000