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Mc Rae, Thomas

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,089
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 395
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.757
Top ten most common words - the, an, we, tae, wiz, in, it, a, that, us,

List of texts in corpus

The Neep Lantern
Lowdown-L (2009) in Central (Central) dialect (), categorised as prose (1,089 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
wiz24 22,038.57113.649
we40 36,730.95106.966
lantern8 7,346.1984.251
ganged6 5,509.6469.106
im6 5,509.6443.452
neep6 5,509.6443.452
hud9 8,264.4637.847
us13 11,937.5634.737
wind6 5,509.6434.185
dominie4 3,673.0933.446
wavin4 3,673.0933.091
nicht10 9,182.7430.944
uz4 3,673.0929.528
e8 7,346.1927.824
luiked4 3,673.0927.759
awfy4 3,673.0925.103
awbuddy2 1,836.5523.695
thair9 8,264.4623.328
miss5 4,591.3722.982
sandy3 2,754.8222.970
went7 6,427.9222.912
duncan3 2,754.8221.041
door7 6,427.9218.832
cuid5 4,591.3718.764
goat5 4,591.3718.139
windy2 1,836.5517.992
beggin2 1,836.5517.520
guysin7 6,427.92nan
songs2 1,836.5517.099
oor9 8,264.4616.421
funny3 2,754.8216.389
giant2 1,836.5516.053
hoose7 6,427.9215.965
whoat6 5,509.64nan
aw11 10,101.0115.238
fast3 2,754.8214.824
folks2 1,836.5514.760
thae5 4,591.3714.625
l3 2,754.8214.291
halloween2 1,836.5513.789
sayin4 3,673.0913.406
dark3 2,754.8212.988
stairted2 1,836.5512.611
trees3 2,754.8212.397
nixt3 2,754.8212.357
stuff3 2,754.8212.239
er3 2,754.8212.085
sweeties2 1,836.5511.811
kep2 1,836.5511.709
elsie2 1,836.5511.610
wa2 1,836.5511.237
shouted2 1,836.5510.816
wurds2 1,836.5510.585
inside3 2,754.8210.495
yin5 4,591.3710.007
whae3 2,754.829.938
polis2 1,836.559.902
nivver3 2,754.829.888
stairt2 1,836.559.719
jaimie4 3,673.09nan
oan7 6,427.9210.898
efter6 5,509.649.645
open3 2,754.829.278
o10 9,182.748.947
caun4 3,673.09nan
streets2 1,836.559.433
days4 3,673.098.908
wild2 1,836.558.872
fur9 8,264.468.550
nice2 1,836.558.469
great3 2,754.828.209
licht3 2,754.828.104
cum2 1,836.557.639
a18 16,528.937.456
frae7 6,427.927.063
so5 4,591.377.026
gang3 2,754.826.792
sed2 1,836.556.752
oot11 10,101.016.515
school2 1,836.556.500
still4 3,673.096.464
thur2 1,836.556.404
och2 1,836.556.266
cut2 1,836.556.221
an42 38,567.496.208
turnt2 1,836.556.199
verra2 1,836.556.090
again4 3,673.096.053
tho3 2,754.826.024
gairden2 1,836.555.629
used2 1,836.555.556
last3 2,754.825.217
heid4 3,673.094.784
lang4 3,673.094.526
jist5 4,591.374.472
then4 3,673.094.319
big3 2,754.824.205
up9 8,264.464.160
past2 1,836.554.142
but9 8,264.464.073
times2 1,836.553.746
mclennan5 4,591.37nan
git2 1,836.553.706
its4 3,673.093.659
help2 1,836.553.610
awa4 3,673.093.531
ye2 1,836.553.430
cam3 2,754.823.294
and3 2,754.823.139
year3 2,754.823.100
saw2 1,836.553.086
her2 1,836.553.063
be2 1,836.552.936
it19 17,447.202.659
he5 4,591.372.628
back5 4,591.372.588
as3 2,754.822.568
s13 11,937.562.560
aye4 3,673.092.560
things2 1,836.552.378
bairns2 1,836.552.355
only2 1,836.552.322
by4 3,673.092.241
when3 2,754.822.121
noo4 3,673.092.064
roon2 1,836.552.001
wha2 1,836.551.959
thing2 1,836.551.936
intae4 3,673.091.927
telt2 1,836.551.689
seen2 1,836.551.499
she3 2,754.821.385
no5 4,591.371.373
auld3 2,754.821.305
mind2 1,836.551.290
think2 1,836.551.158
guysers2 1,836.55nan
t2 1,836.551.222
hame2 1,836.551.037
that14 12,855.830.902
see3 2,754.820.750
thaim2 1,836.550.712
guid2 1,836.550.542
tae27 24,793.390.540
in20 18,365.470.512
time3 2,754.820.507
is5 4,591.370.485
nae2 1,836.550.450
they3 2,754.820.402
the59 54,178.150.274
wee3 2,754.820.207
twa2 1,836.550.172
said2 1,836.550.161
ah5 4,591.370.151
doon2 1,836.550.056
aboot3 2,754.820.020
bit3 2,754.820.015
d2 1,836.550.013
like3 2,754.820.010
wi8 7,346.190.003
at7 6,427.920.000