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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 18,066.85206.545
wiz36 32,520.33198.539
dugs10 9,033.4270.873
he45 40,650.4168.909
his29 26,196.9343.393
grun8 7,226.7443.131
kirk7 6,323.4033.414
loon6 5,420.0531.215
felt7 6,323.4030.955
jumper3 2,710.0330.598
wraith3 2,710.0330.598
aroon6 5,420.0526.212
dairt2 1,806.6823.629
ging4 3,613.3721.920
kaint2 1,806.6821.905
pike2 1,806.6821.905
mcdougal9 8,130.08nan
airm4 3,613.3721.124
dug5 4,516.7121.049
bluid4 3,613.3720.335
abdy2 1,806.6819.817
laist3 2,710.0318.107
eldritch2 1,806.6817.455
naewye2 1,806.6817.034
wee11 9,936.7716.992
deil3 2,710.0316.717
kirkyard2 1,806.6815.693
onymair2 1,806.6815.163
patrick2 1,806.6815.163
lookit3 2,710.0314.983
gings2 1,806.6814.695
fell4 3,613.3714.550
auld8 7,226.7414.242
man7 6,323.4014.032
corp2 1,806.6813.900
een6 5,420.0513.856
deith2 1,806.6813.724
strength2 1,806.6813.240
cuid4 3,613.3713.208
grave2 1,806.6813.091
ower10 9,033.4212.992
tall2 1,806.6812.301
hoose6 5,420.0511.927
followed2 1,806.6811.546
burnin2 1,806.6811.546
shouted2 1,806.6810.752
windaes2 1,806.6810.597
affa4 3,613.379.944
hide2 1,806.689.716
doors2 1,806.689.425
tae40 36,133.699.410
gaan2 1,806.689.315
through4 3,613.379.177
leg2 1,806.689.156
pals2 1,806.689.053
neck2 1,806.688.953
cross2 1,806.688.809
fa3 2,710.038.548
skin2 1,806.688.200
doon8 7,226.748.144
great3 2,710.038.121
the87 78,590.797.922
twa6 5,420.057.706
pentagram3 2,710.03nan
it4 3,613.378.652
hiz3 2,710.037.569
corner2 1,806.687.478
dark2 1,806.687.048
jist6 5,420.056.767
saw3 2,710.036.566
hiv3 2,710.036.515
oot11 9,936.776.304
since2 1,806.686.183
feart2 1,806.686.073
wye3 2,710.035.898
that4 3,613.375.874
awa5 4,516.715.873
toon2 1,806.685.460
and2 1,806.685.444
windae2 1,806.685.268
run2 1,806.684.886
in9 8,130.084.879
something2 1,806.684.811
is2 1,806.684.768
deid2 1,806.684.725
bit7 6,323.404.330
twaul2 1,806.68nan
back6 5,420.054.291
him7 6,323.404.048
up9 8,130.084.003
for2 1,806.683.911
mangilt2 1,806.68nan
fae7 6,323.403.830
fan2 1,806.683.613
deidkist2 1,806.68nan
get4 3,613.373.108
hid4 3,613.372.871
thocht3 2,710.032.809
s4 3,613.372.681
an37 33,423.672.381
i3 2,710.032.325
only2 1,806.682.274
far2 1,806.682.214
by4 3,613.372.166
left2 1,806.682.119
then3 2,710.032.020
roon2 1,806.681.956
thing2 1,806.681.890
yer4 3,613.371.600
on4 3,613.371.410
aa4 3,613.371.292
ve2 1,806.681.201
said3 2,710.031.142
at10 9,033.421.055
come2 1,806.680.933
or2 1,806.680.901
sae3 2,710.030.755
them3 2,710.030.703
aboot2 1,806.680.602
fit2 1,806.680.491
nae2 1,806.680.487
they3 2,710.030.444
here2 1,806.680.415
a29 26,196.930.404
afore2 1,806.680.312
like2 1,806.680.299
there2 1,806.680.280
are2 1,806.680.252
wi7 6,323.400.210
aff2 1,806.680.182
ye7 6,323.400.176
some2 1,806.680.132
as6 5,420.050.096
aye2 1,806.680.083
fowk2 1,806.680.062
ma5 4,516.710.031
see2 1,806.680.029
intae2 1,806.680.011
o23 20,776.870.001
breeth2 1,806.68nan
time2 1,806.680.001