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Manson, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,255
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 584
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.149
Tagged as NNB (North Northern B (Caithness)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, and, a, in, i, on, ye, nicht, aa,

List of texts in corpus

Chuckies fir the Cairn
Luath (13-01-2009 ) in Doric (Dumfries) dialect (NNB), categorised as poetry (1,255 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
lek8 6,374.5097.608
and37 29,482.0753.072
an2 1,593.6349.306
sleepan4 3,187.2548.791
tae2 1,593.6339.774
agane6 4,780.8839.049
deid8 6,374.5037.314
ir8 6,374.5035.062
soun5 3,984.0634.845
sheddas3 2,390.4433.617
lyan3 2,390.4433.617
pu'd3 2,390.4433.617
nicht11 8,764.9432.977
vyces4 3,187.2531.521
til10 7,968.1331.432
paris3 2,390.4424.931
doun7 5,577.6923.785
fais2 1,593.6323.077
cords2 1,593.6323.077
alreddy2 1,593.6323.077
gravestanes2 1,593.6321.353
gell2 1,593.6321.353
hus4 3,187.2520.278
wir7 5,577.6919.280
skroo2 1,593.6319.265
lichted2 1,593.6318.529
bonfires2 1,593.6318.529
banes3 2,390.4418.006
gress3 2,390.4417.638
nakit2 1,593.6317.375
evin2 1,593.6317.375
john's2 1,593.6316.484
crushed2 1,593.6316.484
mature2 1,593.6316.484
houses2 1,593.6316.104
fyow2 1,593.6315.757
owre4 3,187.2515.163
heerd2 1,593.6315.144
the107 85,258.9614.735
aroun2 1,593.6314.374
pints2 1,593.6314.374
aa10 7,968.1313.856
naethin4 3,187.2513.734
rod2 1,593.6313.730
that2 1,593.6313.534
frae10 7,968.1313.419
thae5 3,984.0613.311
throu5 3,984.0613.271
sanct2 1,593.6313.010
yirth2 1,593.6312.695
i19 15,139.4412.509
stude2 1,593.6312.265
fuirsday4 3,187.25nan
macdiarmid2 1,593.6312.695
without2 1,593.6312.132
stane3 2,390.4411.929
eftir3 2,390.4411.929
sall2 1,593.6311.878
anerlie2 1,593.6311.757
neeps2 1,593.6311.309
notes2 1,593.6311.205
bi7 5,577.6910.925
asleep2 1,593.6310.908
round2 1,593.6310.814
strae2 1,593.6310.722
i've2 1,593.6310.633
yella2 1,593.6310.545
train2 1,593.6310.545
them8 6,374.5010.317
gangs2 1,593.6310.294
-3 2,390.449.580
syne5 3,984.069.449
coman3 2,390.44nan
haurd2 1,593.639.431
auld7 5,577.699.413
find3 2,390.449.085
whan6 4,780.888.293
lass2 1,593.637.881
dee3 2,390.447.691
vallejo3 2,390.44nan
year5 3,984.067.860
wha4 3,187.257.333
bides2 1,593.637.229
cesar2 1,593.63nan
brae2 1,593.636.928
canna3 2,390.446.827
bifore2 1,593.63nan
yit2 1,593.636.771
in32 25,498.016.743
sleep2 1,593.636.711
no9 7,171.316.672
grey2 1,593.636.534
airms2 1,593.636.422
rain3 2,390.446.223
wis5 3,984.066.172
weet2 1,593.635.957
on15 11,952.195.422
merrynes2 1,593.63nan
o38 30,278.885.121
bit8 6,374.504.994
mebbe2 1,593.634.682
about2 1,593.634.634
black2 1,593.634.464
twa5 3,984.064.307
lat2 1,593.634.304
nae8 6,374.504.067
hert2 1,593.633.969
gaed3 2,390.443.846
chaak-white2 1,593.63nan
out2 1,593.633.810
as3 2,390.443.679
ye12 9,561.753.326
masel2 1,593.633.232
end2 1,593.632.874
gang2 1,593.632.745
forgettan2 1,593.63nan
whaur3 2,390.443.043
near2 1,593.632.652
cam3 2,390.442.638
day5 3,984.062.046
maun2 1,593.632.002
ma9 7,171.311.848
karm2 1,593.63nan
ah4 3,187.251.990
days2 1,593.631.747
for4 3,187.251.571
scots2 1,593.631.527
see4 3,187.251.524
scottish2 1,593.631.412
at5 3,984.061.334
its3 2,390.441.233
hae5 3,984.061.204
nor2 1,593.631.140
is5 3,984.061.117
time4 3,187.251.104
een2 1,593.630.987
english2 1,593.630.927
aff3 2,390.440.894
it's2 1,593.630.814
did2 1,593.630.796
some3 2,390.440.745
haed2 1,593.630.709
mair4 3,187.250.685
bitween2 1,593.63nan
sae3 2,390.440.474
ane2 1,593.630.435
lang2 1,593.630.359
man2 1,593.630.358
he9 7,171.310.350
me3 2,390.440.340
guid2 1,593.630.320
here2 1,593.630.243
ither2 1,593.630.226
a34 27,091.630.219
wi8 6,374.500.205
his6 4,780.880.192
fur4 3,187.250.162
up4 3,187.250.142
back2 1,593.630.139
been2 1,593.630.044
oan2 1,593.630.034
him3 2,390.440.033
there3 2,390.440.017
this5 3,984.060.009
they5 3,984.060.005
can2 1,593.630.003
we5 3,984.060.000
laachan2 1,593.63nan
of2 1,593.630.033