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Law, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,013
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 777
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.591
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, ti, a, an, in, at, for, scots, as,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 56 - Editorial
Lallans Magazine (2000-03-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (2,013 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
ti63 31,296.57259.856
lallans8 3,974.1752.033
thay12 5,961.2547.049
screivers5 2,483.8538.504
editorial4 1,987.0834.768
quaisten4 1,987.0833.301
issues5 2,483.8532.513
thair14 6,954.7932.496
comatee6 2,980.6331.813
editor5 2,483.8531.514
members4 1,987.0830.059
sindrie4 1,987.0828.464
scots25 12,419.2728.362
quaistens3 1,490.3126.075
variety4 1,987.0825.750
we'll5 2,483.8525.155
report6 2,980.6324.816
issue4 1,987.0823.743
he2 993.5422.350
spellin5 2,483.8522.334
leiterarie3 1,490.3122.117
we'r3 1,490.3121.719
census4 1,987.0821.395
recommends2 993.5421.190
editor's2 993.5421.190
creitical2 993.5421.190
pruve2 993.5421.190
transcription2 993.5421.190
finnd4 1,987.0820.320
haes11 5,464.4820.172
waant3 1,490.3120.057
ar5 2,483.8519.171
shuirlie3 1,490.3119.001
byde3 1,490.3118.537
walin3 1,490.3118.537
kynds2 993.5418.286
herein2 993.5418.286
leetit2 993.5418.286
tate2 993.5418.286
pairliament3 1,490.3117.519
onie6 2,980.6316.665
waants2 993.5416.648
swiss2 993.5416.648
at30 14,903.1316.564
aa14 6,954.7916.512
allouin2 993.5416.031
lang-term2 993.5416.031
law4 1,987.0815.581
merked2 993.5415.497
we'v2 993.5415.497
will9 4,470.9415.259
practice3 1,490.3115.115
amang5 2,483.8515.090
strenth2 993.5415.028
chyces2 993.5415.028
journal2 993.5415.028
whyles3 1,490.3114.875
debate3 1,490.3114.875
dictionary3 1,490.3114.759
nories2 993.5414.609
the'r4 1,987.0814.320
burns's2 993.5414.230
inglis4 1,987.0814.103
pages3 1,490.3114.007
for26 12,916.0513.985
micht8 3,974.1713.920
elephant2 993.5413.885
this20 9,935.4213.649
fail2 993.5413.275
takkin4 1,987.0813.020
burns4 1,987.0813.020
survey2 993.5413.002
rws2 993.5413.002
o66 32,786.8912.618
fowk11 5,464.4812.608
scowth2 993.5412.509
laest2 993.5412.509
leivin2 993.5412.509
guid9 4,470.9412.445
ain9 4,470.9412.319
whit's3 1,490.3112.219
response2 993.5412.071
allou2 993.5411.870
scholars2 993.5411.870
tait2 993.5411.496
ettle3 1,490.3111.412
theme2 993.5411.322
ithers4 1,987.0811.164
screivin2 993.5410.996
offert2 993.5410.996
its9 4,470.9410.866
haedna2 993.5410.843
she2 993.5410.253
collogue2 993.5410.158
wrate2 993.5410.158
lenth2 993.5410.158
material2 993.5410.035
ploy2 993.5410.035
ongaun2 993.5410.035
thare4 1,987.0810.002
mair12 5,961.259.919
chynges2 993.549.916
uised3 1,490.319.585
speakers3 1,490.319.328
we18 8,941.889.317
thae5 2,483.859.237
throu5 2,483.859.200
airts3 1,490.319.123
whit12 5,961.258.947
wad8 3,974.178.895
frae11 5,464.488.853
cuid4 1,987.088.532
shuid3 1,490.318.485
pynts2 993.548.396
heffalump3 1,490.31nan
twa-three2 993.548.396
result2 993.548.396
nummer3 1,490.318.244
spellins2 993.548.243
isna3 1,490.317.889
john4 1,987.087.835
settin2 993.547.756
thairsels2 993.547.691
cover2 993.547.691
gie6 2,980.637.575
hoosehaud2 993.547.566
mibbie2 993.547.566
as23 11,425.737.525
needin2 993.547.444
ordnar2 993.547.385
itsel3 1,490.317.249
leuk3 1,490.317.142
monie3 1,490.316.884
nou4 1,987.086.805
wrocht2 993.546.744
nocht2 993.546.648
pairts2 993.546.204
worth2 993.546.081
up2 993.546.019
future2 993.545.925
til5 2,483.855.902
saicont2 993.545.849
tho4 1,987.085.847
dae7 3,477.405.793
ye4 1,987.085.703
ye'll2 993.545.495
yet3 1,490.315.482
anent3 1,490.315.464
space2 993.545.429
whaur5 2,483.855.337
maun4 1,987.085.283
pynt2 993.544.887
hail2 993.544.887
mak5 2,483.854.794
no11 5,464.484.682
airt2 993.544.673
his5 2,483.854.626
uise2 993.544.379
whan6 2,980.634.305
hou3 1,490.314.160
bi6 2,980.634.010
end3 1,490.313.998
be17 8,445.113.872
leid4 1,987.083.838
bittie2 993.543.733
sae7 3,477.403.491
abuin2 993.543.385
ane5 2,483.853.360
national2 993.543.226
story2 993.543.150
forrit2 993.543.062
some6 2,980.632.756
it's4 1,987.082.613
bit2 993.542.547
daein2 993.542.489
the134 66,567.312.449
variance2 993.54nan
education2 993.542.444
faur2 993.542.389
words2 993.542.284
language4 1,987.082.188
muckle4 1,987.082.118
eneuch2 993.542.015
that's2 993.541.997
hae8 3,974.171.908
us5 2,483.851.830
wey4 1,987.081.805
says3 1,490.311.706
wark2 993.541.479
gang2 993.541.420
that15 7,451.561.304
made3 1,490.311.290
thon3 1,490.311.261
pairt2 993.541.205
sayed3 1,490.311.185
war3 1,490.311.154
ither4 1,987.081.105
maist3 1,490.311.104
new3 1,490.311.097
wis16 7,948.341.050
thir2 993.541.038
in37 18,380.530.969
set2 993.540.904
juist3 1,490.310.857
or9 4,470.940.837
better2 993.540.773
sic2 993.540.727
ken4 1,987.080.717
it20 9,935.420.652
a53 26,328.860.642
first3 1,490.310.630
wi18 8,941.880.571
ower3 1,490.310.562
is15 7,451.560.505
time5 2,483.850.478
scottish2 993.540.432
oor4 1,987.080.391
nor2 993.540.269
syne2 993.540.265
oot10 4,967.710.263
can4 1,987.080.250
efter3 1,490.310.225
auld2 993.540.188
weel3 1,490.310.183
see4 1,987.080.172
t2 993.540.168
been3 1,490.310.144
awa3 1,490.310.139
gin2 993.540.130
think2 993.540.124
yer3 1,490.310.107
nae5 2,483.850.095
like6 2,980.630.083
tak2 993.540.082
year2 993.540.069
gree'd2 993.54nan
on14 6,954.790.208
come2 993.540.050
by-leids2 993.54nan
pit2 993.540.032
say2 993.540.026
an50 24,838.550.023
aye3 1,490.310.009
thaim2 993.540.003
but8 3,974.170.001
lang2 993.540.001
aboot6 2,980.630.000