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Irvine, Owen

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,107
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 425
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.605
Tagged as MNA (Mid Northern A) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, he, tae, an, wiz, his, a, o, paul, wee,

List of texts in corpus

Eldritch Story
The Gaudie (2018-02-01) in Doric (Banff) dialect (MNA), categorised as weans (1,107 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
paul20 18,066.85205.990
wiz36 32,520.33199.354
dugs10 9,033.4272.409
he45 40,650.4169.513
his29 26,196.9343.744
grun8 7,226.7443.237
kirk7 6,323.4033.636
felt7 6,323.4030.816
jumper3 2,710.0330.514
wraith3 2,710.0330.514
aroon6 5,420.0526.429
dairt2 1,806.6823.574
ging4 3,613.3721.896
kaint2 1,806.6821.850
pike2 1,806.6821.850
airm4 3,613.3721.246
dug5 4,516.7120.542
bluid4 3,613.3720.434
abdy2 1,806.6819.761
laist3 2,710.0318.025
eldritch2 1,806.6817.871
wee11 9,936.7717.013
naewye2 1,806.6816.979
deil3 2,710.0316.636
lookit3 2,710.0315.816
kirkyard2 1,806.6815.638
patrick2 1,806.6815.107
onymair2 1,806.6815.107
gings2 1,806.6814.640
fell4 3,613.3714.507
auld8 7,226.7414.098
mcdougal9 8,130.08nan
loon6 5,420.0531.421
man7 6,323.4013.969
een6 5,420.0513.891
corp2 1,806.6813.845
deith2 1,806.6813.669
grave2 1,806.6813.036
ower10 9,033.4212.983
cuid4 3,613.3712.881
strength2 1,806.6812.754
tall2 1,806.6812.246
hoose6 5,420.0512.135
followed2 1,806.6811.692
burnin2 1,806.6811.491
shouted2 1,806.6810.945
windaes2 1,806.6810.542
affa4 3,613.379.892
hide2 1,806.689.662
tae40 36,133.699.560
gaan2 1,806.689.428
doors2 1,806.689.428
leg2 1,806.689.102
through4 3,613.379.054
pals2 1,806.689.051
neck2 1,806.688.950
it4 3,613.378.784
cross2 1,806.688.756
fa3 2,710.038.570
great3 2,710.038.264
skin2 1,806.688.147
twa6 5,420.057.832
the87 78,590.797.607
corner2 1,806.687.559
hiz3 2,710.037.527
dark2 1,806.687.174
jist6 5,420.056.995
pentagram3 2,710.03nan
doon8 7,226.748.136
hiv3 2,710.036.558
saw3 2,710.036.507
oot11 9,936.776.271
since2 1,806.686.110
feart2 1,806.686.088
awa5 4,516.715.987
wye3 2,710.035.904
that4 3,613.375.847
and2 1,806.685.609
toon2 1,806.685.577
windae2 1,806.685.152
something2 1,806.684.867
twaul2 1,806.68nan
run2 1,806.684.867
in9 8,130.084.857
is2 1,806.684.772
deid2 1,806.684.719
bit7 6,323.404.316
back6 5,420.054.218
up9 8,130.084.064
him7 6,323.404.064
for2 1,806.683.918
fan2 1,806.683.706
fae7 6,323.403.689
mangilt2 1,806.68nan
deidkist2 1,806.68nan
get4 3,613.373.011
hid4 3,613.372.854
s4 3,613.372.841
thocht3 2,710.032.766
an37 33,423.672.645
i3 2,710.032.468
only2 1,806.682.330
far2 1,806.682.301
by4 3,613.372.232
left2 1,806.682.115
then3 2,710.032.059
roon2 1,806.682.059
thing2 1,806.681.999
yer4 3,613.371.589
aa4 3,613.371.455
on4 3,613.371.363
said3 2,710.031.148
at10 9,033.421.068
ve2 1,806.681.057
come2 1,806.680.915
or2 1,806.680.843
sae3 2,710.030.766
them3 2,710.030.743
aboot2 1,806.680.585
fit2 1,806.680.526
nae2 1,806.680.482
they3 2,710.030.422
here2 1,806.680.421
a29 26,196.930.387
afore2 1,806.680.338
like2 1,806.680.332
there2 1,806.680.286
are2 1,806.680.214
wi7 6,323.400.199
aff2 1,806.680.185
ye7 6,323.400.175
some2 1,806.680.128
aye2 1,806.680.113
as6 5,420.050.084
fowk2 1,806.680.071
see2 1,806.680.028
intae2 1,806.680.006
ma5 4,516.710.004
o23 20,776.870.002
breeth2 1,806.68nan
time2 1,806.680.000