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Thom, Bill

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,800
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 760
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.684
Tagged as MNA (Mid Northern A) dialect.
Top ten most common words - an, a, thi, he, tae, his, wis, o, ye, nick,

List of texts in corpus

The Quait Chiel
Tapsalteerie (2013-09-09 ) in Doric (Banff) dialect (MNA), categorised as poetry (2,800 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
thi96 34,285.71852.707
nick36 12,857.14352.896
eis19 6,785.71212.475
aat23 8,214.29171.853
a'll17 6,071.43104.835
wull22 7,857.1495.722
aul13 4,642.8692.894
ye'll15 5,357.1487.751
geed10 3,571.4379.110
wullie16 5,714.2978.375
played12 4,285.7168.599
nivir9 3,214.2967.699
dance11 3,928.5762.719
bit35 12,500.0055.199
noo28 10,000.0054.659
he'd11 3,928.5753.758
baith17 6,071.4348.039
they'd8 2,857.1446.292
so21 7,500.0046.086
fan13 4,642.8644.748
pipe7 2,500.0040.660
ye's4 1,428.5739.861
viry4 1,428.5739.861
bet6 2,142.8639.321
min7 2,500.0038.782
yer24 8,571.4337.251
takk7 2,500.0037.137
he60 21,428.5736.815
that3 1,071.4336.152
likk4 1,428.5735.150
beat6 2,142.8634.777
sicht9 3,214.2934.379
o'er4 1,428.5733.105
heed7 2,500.0033.017
neen6 2,142.8632.513
hooves4 1,428.5732.255
them21 7,500.0031.740
then17 6,071.4331.435
his42 15,000.0029.051
wife9 3,214.2928.833
roon12 4,285.7128.025
av4 1,428.5726.722
ye39 13,928.5726.464
sure8 2,857.1425.513
apon3 1,071.4325.057
jock7 2,500.0024.993
fairly5 1,785.7124.902
fit15 5,357.1424.603
nick's11 3,928.57nan
teen7 2,500.0024.407
fair10 3,571.4324.046
a'm7 2,500.0023.646
feirt3 1,071.4323.435
geein3 1,071.4323.435
anithir3 1,071.4323.435
souls3 1,071.4322.767
een12 4,285.7122.707
thocht13 4,642.8622.626
seal3 1,071.4322.167
faist3 1,071.4321.623
an114 40,714.2921.234
eyn4 1,428.5721.080
hans3 1,071.4320.667
syne11 3,928.5720.389
affa9 3,214.2920.341
richt15 5,357.1420.164
piping2 714.2919.929
fleggin2 714.2919.929
trams2 714.2919.929
g'wa2 714.2919.929
hell5 1,785.7119.688
dee7 2,500.0018.342
pathie2 714.2918.208
jig2 714.2918.208
stare3 1,071.4318.190
boo3 1,071.4318.190
fires3 1,071.4318.190
aa18 6,428.5718.083
deen4 1,428.5717.881
fiddles2 714.2917.029
jock's2 714.2917.029
nae22 7,857.1416.604
gaan4 1,428.5716.528
soon5 1,785.7116.349
crashin2 714.2916.126
lair3 1,071.4316.052
makk4 1,428.5716.032
abeen4 1,428.5715.936
gee3 1,071.4315.857
poem5 1,785.7115.567
demon2 714.2915.394
they26 9,285.7115.078
cam10 3,571.4314.797
torment2 714.2914.777
brakk2 714.2914.777
huddin2 714.2914.777
tune3 1,071.4314.653
am6 2,142.8614.362
ivir2 714.2914.245
dunt3 1,071.4314.207
blew3 1,071.4314.066
fate3 1,071.4313.928
look7 2,500.0013.867
drones2 714.2913.777
ca'd2 714.2913.777
stottin2 714.2913.359
reel2 714.2913.359
hips2 714.2913.359
filled3 1,071.4313.287
doon17 6,071.4313.217
han3 1,071.4313.167
kent9 3,214.2913.144
final3 1,071.4312.935
a've3 1,071.4312.935
throu7 2,500.0012.744
steen3 1,071.4312.713
piper2 714.2912.639
moo3 1,071.4312.395
win7 2,500.0012.381
here11 3,928.5712.076
couldna4 1,428.5711.572
stairt3 1,071.4311.284
stood4 1,428.5711.277
far7 2,500.0011.139
sook2 714.2911.046
afore11 3,928.5710.984
come9 3,214.2910.872
screamin2 714.2910.264
feet5 1,785.7110.264
we'll3 1,071.4310.227
gave3 1,071.4310.159
bleed2 714.2910.091
wintin2 714.2910.091
deed3 1,071.4310.026
tunes2 714.299.768
their13 4,642.869.642
reed2 714.299.471
drinks2 714.299.195
skill2 714.299.195
fyle2 714.299.195
nicht8 2,857.148.955
said11 3,928.578.889
aat's3 1,071.43nan
darkness2 714.299.065
soul2 714.298.817
grin2 714.298.817
prince2 714.298.817
a110 39,285.718.741
speed2 714.298.699
see12 4,285.718.609
himsel4 1,428.578.521
bonnie4 1,428.578.521
in26 9,285.718.487
game3 1,071.438.457
mile3 1,071.438.409
return2 714.298.263
chiel3 1,071.438.222
sheen2 714.298.161
sic6 2,142.868.078
ye'd2 714.297.967
muckle8 2,857.147.945
blawin2 714.297.873
show3 1,071.437.827
be5 1,785.717.818
wid9 3,214.297.699
chiels2 714.297.693
here's2 714.297.693
bag3 1,071.437.661
chin2 714.297.607
fear3 1,071.437.462
ye've2 714.297.359
pipes2 714.297.127
thing6 2,142.867.087
wir6 2,142.867.058
drew2 714.297.053
were9 3,214.296.855
quait2 714.296.840
laist2 714.296.772
tee2 714.296.772
stopped2 714.296.705
socht2 714.296.512
done3 1,071.436.359
man8 2,857.146.324
we4 1,428.576.295
licht4 1,428.576.275
like15 5,357.146.263
is8 2,857.146.242
fore2 714.296.214
div3 1,071.436.008
secret2 714.295.992
wis42 15,000.005.974
pulled2 714.295.939
moon2 714.295.939
lead2 714.295.785
michty2 714.295.785
roch2 714.295.735
seen6 2,142.865.692
o41 14,642.865.576
truth2 714.295.451
hole2 714.295.406
hid9 3,214.295.157
breath2 714.295.148
fou2 714.294.987
play3 1,071.434.736
fiddlers2 714.29nan
seat2 714.294.798
sittin3 1,071.434.695
looked3 1,071.434.695
they're2 714.294.689
she7 2,500.004.490
tale2 714.294.483
at10 3,571.434.231
mannie2 714.294.229
hame6 2,142.864.186
quite2 714.294.169
fingers2 714.294.081
winna2 714.293.832
drink2 714.293.832
fa3 1,071.433.832
for24 8,571.433.769
watch2 714.293.728
thochts2 714.293.728
dark2 714.293.703
legs2 714.293.579
twa8 2,857.143.554
love2 714.293.416
mine2 714.293.305
bi7 2,500.003.296
speirt2 714.293.240
there3 1,071.433.136
leave2 714.293.096
fun2 714.293.096
loon2 714.292.960
ma18 6,428.572.931
line2 714.292.885
burn2 714.292.885
pair2 714.292.885
high2 714.292.849
day2 714.292.799
place4 1,428.572.775
men3 1,071.432.670
lang6 2,142.862.657
one2 714.292.512
hae3 1,071.432.502
been2 714.292.436
heard3 1,071.432.411
gang3 1,071.432.381
grun2 714.292.375
good2 714.292.332
hiv3 1,071.432.239
tell4 1,428.572.198
up16 5,714.292.197
free2 714.292.166
didna4 1,428.572.129
go3 1,071.431.881
wye3 1,071.431.796
hair2 714.291.695
turn2 714.291.654
him11 3,928.571.488
can2 714.291.472
hard2 714.291.462
wee9 3,214.291.438
felt2 714.291.400
oor2 714.291.329
get6 2,142.861.313
fae11 3,928.571.301
sin2 714.291.145
eneuch2 714.291.109
as13 4,642.861.108
some2 714.291.097
will4 1,428.570.962
aff2 714.290.925
time3 1,071.430.907
aye6 2,142.860.772
it28 10,000.000.771
are2 714.290.735
hear2 714.290.715
intae3 1,071.430.706
if6 2,142.860.673
awa2 714.290.667
kin2 714.290.634
wisna2 714.290.611
weel2 714.290.593
back4 1,428.570.560
room2 714.290.551
made3 1,071.430.446
micht3 1,071.430.367
ain2 714.290.334
set2 714.290.304
think3 1,071.430.294
it's3 1,071.430.292
did3 1,071.430.274
better2 714.290.257
mair7 2,500.000.236
three2 714.290.200
feirst2 714.29nan
tho2 714.290.413
e2 714.290.194
fowk5 1,785.710.137
her13 4,642.860.128
me10 3,571.430.127
ken3 1,071.430.088
say2 714.290.082
wi22 7,857.140.053
aboot9 3,214.290.048
could2 714.290.034
big2 714.290.027
tae59 21,071.430.023
again2 714.290.020
jist4 1,428.570.010
maist2 714.290.009
on17 6,071.430.007
oot12 4,285.710.005
door2 714.290.002