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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 31,296.57261.522
lallans8 3,974.1752.252
thay12 5,961.2546.904
screivers5 2,483.8538.642
editorial4 1,987.0834.879
issues5 2,483.8532.917
quaisten4 1,987.0832.769
comatee6 2,980.6331.975
thair14 6,954.7931.789
editor5 2,483.8530.963
sindrie4 1,987.0828.574
scots25 12,419.2728.442
members4 1,987.0826.951
variety4 1,987.0825.859
quaistens3 1,490.3125.402
we'll5 2,483.8524.931
report6 2,980.6324.900
issue4 1,987.0823.104
he2 993.5422.614
spellin5 2,483.8522.289
leiterarie3 1,490.3122.199
creitical2 993.5421.245
pruve2 993.5421.245
editor's2 993.5421.245
recommends2 993.5421.245
transcription2 993.5421.245
we'r3 1,490.3121.079
finnd4 1,987.0820.428
waant3 1,490.3120.139
haes11 5,464.4819.714
ar5 2,483.8519.302
shuirlie3 1,490.3119.083
census4 1,987.0818.954
byde3 1,490.3118.619
walin3 1,490.3118.619
herein2 993.5418.342
kynds2 993.5418.342
leetit2 993.5418.342
tate2 993.5418.342
pairliament3 1,490.3117.600
onie6 2,980.6316.746
swiss2 993.5416.704
waants2 993.5416.704
at30 14,903.1316.490
lang-term2 993.5416.086
allouin2 993.5416.086
aa14 6,954.7915.648
law4 1,987.0815.620
merked2 993.5415.552
we'v2 993.5415.552
will9 4,470.9415.495
chyces2 993.5415.083
journal2 993.5415.083
practice3 1,490.3114.956
whyles3 1,490.3114.956
amang5 2,483.8514.906
debate3 1,490.3114.839
dictionary3 1,490.3114.839
nories2 993.5414.664
the'r4 1,987.0814.424
burns's2 993.5414.285
strenth2 993.5414.285
inglis4 1,987.0814.101
for26 12,916.0514.010
pages3 1,490.3113.987
elephant2 993.5413.940
micht8 3,974.1713.866
fail2 993.5413.623
this20 9,935.4213.575
burns4 1,987.0813.261
leivin2 993.5413.057
rws2 993.5413.057
takkin4 1,987.0812.855
laest2 993.5412.563
survey2 993.5412.563
scowth2 993.5412.563
guid9 4,470.9412.423
fowk11 5,464.4812.404
o66 32,786.8912.388
ain9 4,470.9412.323
whit's3 1,490.3112.298
response2 993.5412.126
scholars2 993.5411.924
allou2 993.5411.924
tait2 993.5411.550
ettle3 1,490.3111.428
theme2 993.5411.376
offert2 993.5411.050
haedna2 993.5410.897
ithers4 1,987.0810.830
screivin2 993.5410.750
its9 4,470.9410.696
wrate2 993.5410.212
ploy2 993.5410.089
collogue2 993.5410.089
ongaun2 993.5410.089
lenth2 993.549.969
she2 993.549.900
thare4 1,987.089.820
chynges2 993.549.742
material2 993.549.742
mair12 5,961.259.730
uised3 1,490.319.489
airts3 1,490.319.321
speakers3 1,490.319.321
whit12 5,961.259.234
thae5 2,483.859.188
throu5 2,483.859.064
wad8 3,974.179.056
we18 8,941.888.919
cuid4 1,987.088.833
shuid3 1,490.318.703
pynts2 993.548.527
result2 993.548.527
heffalump3 1,490.31nan
frae11 5,464.488.641
twa-three2 993.548.372
spellins2 993.548.296
john4 1,987.087.988
isna3 1,490.317.932
nummer3 1,490.317.840
cover2 993.547.808
thairsels2 993.547.744
mibbie2 993.547.680
gie6 2,980.637.665
hoosehaud2 993.547.557
settin2 993.547.497
ordnar2 993.547.437
needin2 993.547.379
as23 11,425.737.358
itsel3 1,490.317.033
leuk3 1,490.316.982
monie3 1,490.316.833
nou4 1,987.086.748
nocht2 993.546.699
wrocht2 993.546.652
pairts2 993.546.255
worth2 993.546.255
up2 993.546.093
future2 993.545.937
saicont2 993.545.937
dae7 3,477.405.891
tho4 1,987.085.866
til5 2,483.855.763
ye4 1,987.085.697
ye'll2 993.545.512
yet3 1,490.315.497
whaur5 2,483.855.436
space2 993.545.414
anent3 1,490.315.391
maun4 1,987.085.331
pynt2 993.544.936
hail2 993.544.908
no11 5,464.484.859
airt2 993.544.774
his5 2,483.854.725
mak5 2,483.854.655
whan6 2,980.634.268
hou3 1,490.314.186
uise2 993.544.180
bi6 2,980.634.045
end3 1,490.313.965
be17 8,445.113.889
bittie2 993.543.742
sae7 3,477.403.457
ane5 2,483.853.433
abuin2 993.543.381
leid4 1,987.083.378
national2 993.543.240
story2 993.543.078
forrit2 993.543.063
some6 2,980.632.788
the134 66,567.312.685
it's4 1,987.082.675
daein2 993.542.576
bit2 993.542.537
variance2 993.54nan
education2 993.542.441
faur2 993.542.409
words2 993.542.304
language4 1,987.082.252
muckle4 1,987.082.136
that's2 993.542.018
eneuch2 993.541.948
says3 1,490.311.938
hae8 3,974.171.819
wey4 1,987.081.804
us5 2,483.851.714
wark2 993.541.521
gang2 993.541.398
that15 7,451.561.323
made3 1,490.311.309
pairt2 993.541.233
sayed3 1,490.311.223
new3 1,490.311.138
war3 1,490.311.131
maist3 1,490.311.090
thir2 993.541.065
thon3 1,490.311.061
ither4 1,987.081.045
wis16 7,948.340.960
in37 18,380.530.954
set2 993.540.882
juist3 1,490.310.830
better2 993.540.809
or9 4,470.940.751
sic2 993.540.725
ken4 1,987.080.703
a53 26,328.860.672
first3 1,490.310.668
it20 9,935.420.597
ower3 1,490.310.560
wi18 8,941.880.545
time5 2,483.850.509
is15 7,451.560.507
scottish2 993.540.494
oor4 1,987.080.337
oot10 4,967.710.271
can4 1,987.080.270
syne2 993.540.260
nor2 993.540.246
efter3 1,490.310.230
on14 6,954.790.182
see4 1,987.080.177
auld2 993.540.173
weel3 1,490.310.155
t2 993.540.145
gin2 993.540.138
gree'd2 993.54nan
been3 1,490.310.125
awa3 1,490.310.121
think2 993.540.120
like6 2,980.630.109
yer3 1,490.310.104
nae5 2,483.850.098
tak2 993.540.077
year2 993.540.075
an50 24,838.550.067
come2 993.540.055
say2 993.540.034
by-leids2 993.54nan
pit2 993.540.028
thaim2 993.540.004
but8 3,974.170.004
aye3 1,490.310.001
lang2 993.540.001
aboot6 2,980.630.000