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Crichton, Tam

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,025
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 872
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.469
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, i, tae, a, o, ma, wis, it, that,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter
Lallans Magazine (2014-07 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (3,025 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
i106 35,041.32203.567
ship16 5,289.26112.664
trader8 2,644.6387.251
ma52 17,190.0868.265
aix6 1,983.4764.403
men16 5,289.2656.836
didna18 5,950.4148.288
sum9 2,975.2142.854
corbie5 1,652.8942.188
fecht9 2,975.2140.353
airchers4 1,322.3137.214
an135 44,628.1035.833
warrior4 1,322.3135.690
bend5 1,652.8933.994
shield4 1,322.3133.331
arras4 1,322.3131.527
bydit3 991.7430.574
singer4 1,322.3129.423
masel10 3,305.7929.364
thrapple5 1,652.8928.509
haed15 4,958.6828.491
fawed3 991.7428.348
olaf18 5,950.41nan
oars3 991.7426.766
oar3 991.7426.766
felt9 2,975.2126.504
haund7 2,314.0526.266
hairdly3 991.7424.511
their20 6,611.5724.457
were16 5,289.2623.671
funn3 991.7423.644
shields3 991.7423.644
bluid6 1,983.4723.253
aye18 5,950.4123.246
watter9 2,975.2122.854
voice7 2,314.0522.198
braken3 991.7421.623
noddit4 1,322.3121.167
staunnin3 991.7420.582
tension3 991.7420.124
gear5 1,652.8919.896
skaithed2 661.1619.564
tremmlin2 661.1619.564
wowfs2 661.1619.564
furs2 661.1619.564
in21 6,942.1518.532
grunn2 661.1617.844
thorstein10 3,305.79nan
swuirds2 661.1617.844
mind11 3,636.3617.642
bow3 991.7416.848
streitched2 661.1616.664
raips2 661.1616.664
sail3 991.7415.927
strained2 661.1615.762
nicht's2 661.1615.762
thrie3 991.7415.517
get14 4,628.1015.487
bricht5 1,652.8915.321
tichter2 661.1615.030
skalla-magnus6 1,983.47nan
gaein4 1,322.3115.631
tradin2 661.1615.030
raired2 661.1615.030
silent3 991.7414.953
weill6 1,983.4714.814
crew3 991.7414.777
ayeweys3 991.7414.777
ower19 6,280.9914.685
sang5 1,652.8914.452
but27 8,925.6214.444
ready5 1,652.8914.235
is5 1,652.8914.194
muived2 661.1613.883
spear2 661.1613.883
focus3 991.7413.678
seemed5 1,652.8913.420
gisli7 2,314.05nan
cauld7 2,314.0513.505
hairs2 661.1613.415
thaim11 3,636.3613.298
talkin4 1,322.3113.143
could10 3,305.7912.772
looder2 661.1612.622
feast2 661.1612.622
haps2 661.1612.622
liggin2 661.1612.622
jokin2 661.1612.622
bench2 661.1612.622
egil6 1,983.47nan
baunk2 661.1612.622
straucht3 991.7412.526
morning3 991.7412.411
tried5 1,652.8912.379
leuk5 1,652.8912.379
bydin2 661.1612.278
we26 8,595.0412.127
spears2 661.1611.963
wull6 1,983.4711.946
heroes2 661.1611.672
rhymes2 661.1611.402
stoot2 661.1611.402
first10 3,305.7911.379
grim2 661.1611.149
stairt3 991.7411.024
teuk3 991.7411.024
couldna4 1,322.3110.912
that'll2 661.1610.912
cam9 2,975.2110.680
pulled3 991.7410.605
awready3 991.7410.525
bletherin2 661.1610.478
horn2 661.1610.478
heid10 3,305.7910.397
man's2 661.1610.279
stairtin2 661.1610.279
braith3 991.7410.217
ocht3 991.7410.217
wis50 16,528.9310.210
smiled3 991.7410.143
haird2 661.169.909
grat2 661.169.909
ships2 661.169.909
ava4 1,322.319.860
stiff2 661.169.737
nane4 1,322.319.735
we'll3 991.749.719
reddin2 661.169.572
aw17 5,619.839.563
no18 5,950.419.470
river3 991.749.391
gods2 661.169.118
een8 2,644.639.024
nearer2 661.168.978
wirsels2 661.168.844
his31 10,247.938.723
sons2 661.168.714
lowpin2 661.168.714
stairtit2 661.168.714
wad10 3,305.798.582
gin8 2,644.638.508
birled2 661.168.467
barely2 661.168.467
airm3 991.748.412
camp2 661.168.350
forced2 661.168.236
furder2 661.168.236
ane9 2,975.218.160
loose2 661.168.126
closer2 661.168.126
drinkin2 661.168.126
thegither5 1,652.898.034
hie2 661.168.019
fingers3 991.747.870
siccar3 991.747.824
dreams2 661.167.814
shooder2 661.167.814
lauchin2 661.167.814
verse2 661.167.814
roond4 1,322.317.752
shout2 661.167.716
afore10 3,305.797.675
brithers2 661.167.621
grettir3 991.74nan
nae2 661.167.407
lave3 991.747.384
knees2 661.167.263
haar2 661.167.263
thochts3 991.747.259
nor7 2,314.057.245
hauf4 1,322.317.192
ahint4 1,322.317.192
there's3 991.747.138
battle2 661.167.096
ye've2 661.167.016
wurds2 661.166.861
faither5 1,652.896.807
nixt3 991.746.793
kent7 2,314.056.749
ha2 661.166.713
yaised3 991.746.684
starin2 661.166.641
lugs3 991.746.577
control2 661.166.570
aroond3 991.746.542
frae13 4,297.526.518
faur4 1,322.316.472
whit14 4,628.106.423
haakon3 991.74nan
fechtin2 661.166.367
wine2 661.166.367
whan9 2,975.216.364
like16 5,289.266.361
sangs2 661.166.176
bit2 661.166.132
mibbie2 661.166.115
lauch2 661.166.115
lad3 991.746.048
it's7 2,314.055.901
did7 2,314.055.901
i'm3 991.745.895
proper2 661.165.880
gied5 1,652.895.873
haunds2 661.165.660
bittie3 991.745.522
michty2 661.165.455
probably2 661.165.455
singin2 661.165.262
monie3 991.744.865
wantit2 661.164.745
kind3 991.744.596
mead3 991.74nan
brak2 661.165.170
likit2 661.164.443
won2 661.164.303
unco2 661.164.269
happen2 661.164.236
lat3 991.744.110
kennin2 661.164.105
ye'll2 661.164.073
deid3 991.744.072
on28 9,256.204.046
shair2 661.164.042
leukin2 661.164.011
open3 991.743.943
pairt4 1,322.313.909
speak3 991.743.907
law2 661.163.860
sleep2 661.163.663
need4 1,322.313.441
ken8 2,644.633.407
legs2 661.163.330
strang2 661.163.330
fear2 661.163.330
sun3 991.743.290
sooth2 661.163.100
seem2 661.163.100
set4 1,322.313.089
haudin2 661.163.078
efter7 2,314.053.003
twa8 2,644.632.979
onie3 991.742.967
tae79 26,115.702.909
kept2 661.162.889
soond2 661.162.889
leukit2 661.162.869
said8 2,644.632.813
gae2 661.162.771
ontae2 661.162.752
happened2 661.162.696
takkin2 661.162.696
sit2 661.162.659
comin3 991.742.571
bodie2 661.162.534
even5 1,652.892.509
o75 24,793.392.441
duin2 661.162.416
least2 661.162.335
think5 1,652.892.301
hear3 991.742.217
feel3 991.742.177
wir4 1,322.312.116
guid6 1,983.472.107
unner2 661.162.027
baith4 1,322.311.978
gaed4 1,322.311.971
saw3 991.741.961
bad2 661.161.921
wisna3 991.741.917
bonnie2 661.161.833
at14 4,628.101.721
tryin2 661.161.646
makkin2 661.161.613
skald2 661.16nan
hae4 1,322.311.595
few2 661.161.570
anither4 1,322.311.491
lassie2 661.161.478
day9 2,975.211.466
ragnar2 661.16nan
been3 991.741.402
intae8 2,644.631.398
keep3 991.741.360
things3 991.741.290
want3 991.741.283
up8 2,644.631.278
yet2 661.161.272
oot9 2,975.211.208
sair2 661.161.187
dee2 661.161.171
face3 991.741.128
mair9 2,975.211.075
a79 26,115.701.060
na2 661.161.010
eneuch2 661.160.954
sae7 2,314.050.932
tung2 661.160.927
awa2 661.160.911
aboot12 3,966.940.886
aff6 1,983.470.880
or13 4,297.520.863
doon9 2,975.210.841
noo7 2,314.050.826
canna2 661.160.824
skalds2 661.16nan
again4 1,322.310.892
though2 661.160.788
here2 661.160.624
tell3 991.740.598
steersman2 661.16nan
life3 991.740.642
heard2 661.160.528
dae5 1,652.890.504
this14 4,628.100.490
near2 661.160.482
got4 1,322.310.471
time7 2,314.050.447
jist6 1,983.470.447
there6 1,983.470.433
wey4 1,322.310.422
side2 661.160.359
be13 4,297.520.349
ye14 4,628.100.305
richt5 1,652.890.293
they10 3,305.790.267
alang2 661.160.246
hit2 661.160.233
dinna2 661.160.231
micht3 991.740.228
us3 991.740.203
ain4 1,322.310.200
for19 6,280.990.195
maist3 991.740.191
it33 10,909.090.186
maun2 661.160.186
better2 661.160.169
through2 661.160.163
see4 1,322.310.154
say2 661.160.148
him7 2,314.050.145
wi21 6,942.150.129
hame3 991.740.120
as20 6,611.570.110
back7 2,314.050.096
ither4 1,322.310.095
place2 661.160.088
he25 8,264.460.084
that31 10,247.930.046
pit3 991.740.042
the179 59,173.550.039
scouts2 661.16nan
muckle3 991.740.045
me9 2,975.210.038
thon2 661.160.032
syne2 661.160.002
lang3 991.740.002
man3 991.740.000
auld4 1,322.310.000