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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 35,041.32204.827
ship16 5,289.26113.119
trader8 2,644.6387.481
ma52 17,190.0868.648
aix6 1,983.4764.576
men16 5,289.2656.543
didna18 5,950.4148.751
corbie5 1,652.8942.331
sum9 2,975.2140.739
fecht9 2,975.2140.196
airchers4 1,322.3137.328
warrior4 1,322.3135.804
an135 44,628.1035.255
bend5 1,652.8934.136
shield4 1,322.3133.446
arras4 1,322.3131.641
bydit3 991.7430.660
singer4 1,322.3129.537
masel10 3,305.7929.456
fawed3 991.7428.434
thrapple5 1,652.8928.392
oar3 991.7426.852
olaf18 5,950.41nan
haed15 4,958.6828.312
oars3 991.7426.852
felt9 2,975.2126.626
haund7 2,314.0526.455
hairdly3 991.7424.596
their20 6,611.5724.586
funn3 991.7423.730
shields3 991.7423.730
were16 5,289.2623.558
aye18 5,950.4123.302
bluid6 1,983.4723.127
watter9 2,975.2122.950
voice7 2,314.0522.253
braken3 991.7421.708
noddit4 1,322.3121.279
staunnin3 991.7420.667
tension3 991.7420.209
gear5 1,652.8919.827
skaithed2 661.1619.621
furs2 661.1619.621
wowfs2 661.1619.621
tremmlin2 661.1619.621
in21 6,942.1518.577
grunn2 661.1617.901
swuirds2 661.1617.901
thorstein10 3,305.79nan
mind11 3,636.3617.712
bow3 991.7416.932
streitched2 661.1616.722
raips2 661.1616.722
nicht's2 661.1615.819
strained2 661.1615.819
gaein4 1,322.3115.641
thrie3 991.7415.601
get14 4,628.1015.540
sail3 991.7415.406
bricht5 1,652.8915.211
tichter2 661.1615.087
tradin2 661.1615.087
silent3 991.7415.036
weill6 1,983.4714.966
crew3 991.7414.860
ower19 6,280.9914.829
ayeweys3 991.7414.689
but27 8,925.6214.435
sang5 1,652.8914.419
ready5 1,652.8914.365
is5 1,652.8914.177
raired2 661.1613.940
muived2 661.1613.940
spear2 661.1613.940
focus3 991.7413.761
cauld7 2,314.0513.643
hairs2 661.1613.472
gisli7 2,314.05nan
skalla-magnus6 1,983.47nan
seemed5 1,652.8913.452
thaim11 3,636.3613.271
talkin4 1,322.3113.249
could10 3,305.7912.954
jokin2 661.1612.678
haps2 661.1612.678
baunk2 661.1612.678
liggin2 661.1612.678
feast2 661.1612.678
straucht3 991.7412.608
egil6 1,983.47nan
leuk5 1,652.8912.505
tried5 1,652.8912.337
looder2 661.1612.335
bydin2 661.1612.335
morning3 991.7412.164
spears2 661.1612.020
we26 8,595.0411.754
heroes2 661.1611.729
bench2 661.1611.729
first10 3,305.7911.543
stoot2 661.1611.458
wull6 1,983.4711.329
grim2 661.1611.205
teuk3 991.7411.018
couldna4 1,322.3111.015
that'll2 661.1610.968
stairt3 991.7410.849
cam9 2,975.2110.823
rhymes2 661.1610.745
pulled3 991.7410.686
wis50 16,528.9310.652
horn2 661.1610.534
awready3 991.7410.449
heid10 3,305.7910.365
bletherin2 661.1610.334
man's2 661.1610.334
braith3 991.7410.297
smiled3 991.7410.223
stairtin2 661.1610.145
ships2 661.169.964
grat2 661.169.964
haird2 661.169.964
ava4 1,322.319.877
we'll3 991.749.798
aw17 5,619.839.790
nane4 1,322.319.713
ocht3 991.749.664
reddin2 661.169.628
no18 5,950.419.613
stiff2 661.169.470
river3 991.749.470
gods2 661.169.173
een8 2,644.639.115
nearer2 661.169.033
wirsels2 661.168.899
sons2 661.168.769
lowpin2 661.168.769
his31 10,247.938.740
wad10 3,305.798.739
gin8 2,644.638.600
birled2 661.168.522
camp2 661.168.405
airm3 991.748.336
furder2 661.168.291
forced2 661.168.291
barely2 661.168.291
ane9 2,975.218.275
drinkin2 661.168.181
loose2 661.168.181
closer2 661.168.181
stairtit2 661.168.074
thegither5 1,652.898.034
hie2 661.167.970
siccar3 991.747.900
shooder2 661.167.869
dreams2 661.167.869
grettir3 991.74nan
lauchin2 661.167.869
roond4 1,322.317.819
fingers3 991.747.809
shout2 661.167.771
verse2 661.167.771
afore10 3,305.797.674
lave3 991.747.459
nae2 661.167.390
haar2 661.167.317
thochts3 991.747.254
hauf4 1,322.317.234
brithers2 661.167.232
ahint4 1,322.317.181
nor7 2,314.057.167
knees2 661.167.150
there's3 991.747.095
ye've2 661.167.070
battle2 661.166.991
kent7 2,314.056.837
faither5 1,652.896.824
yaised3 991.746.758
starin2 661.166.694
nixt3 991.746.651
aroond3 991.746.616
lugs3 991.746.581
whit14 4,628.106.565
faur4 1,322.316.564
control2 661.166.554
ha2 661.166.554
wurds2 661.166.554
like16 5,289.266.470
haakon3 991.74nan
frae13 4,297.526.456
wine2 661.166.420
whan9 2,975.216.373
fechtin2 661.166.355
lauch2 661.166.167
mibbie2 661.166.167
bit2 661.166.099
lad3 991.746.089
it's7 2,314.056.035
i'm3 991.745.967
did7 2,314.055.933
proper2 661.165.932
gied5 1,652.895.931
mead3 991.74nan
sangs2 661.166.229
haunds2 661.165.660
bittie3 991.745.593
probably2 661.165.506
michty2 661.165.506
singin2 661.165.266
brak2 661.165.221
monie3 991.744.797
wantit2 661.164.717
kind3 991.744.664
likit2 661.164.493
won2 661.164.352
unco2 661.164.318
happen2 661.164.186
lat3 991.744.176
kennin2 661.164.154
ye'll2 661.164.090
deid3 991.744.082
leukin2 661.164.059
open3 991.744.009
on28 9,256.203.987
shair2 661.163.938
speak3 991.743.937
pairt4 1,322.313.936
law2 661.163.879
sleep2 661.163.710
need4 1,322.313.494
ken8 2,644.633.439
fear2 661.163.352
legs2 661.163.328
sun3 991.743.293
strang2 661.163.281
sooth2 661.163.145
seem2 661.163.145
haudin2 661.163.123
set4 1,322.313.101
onie3 991.743.001
efter7 2,314.052.964
soond2 661.162.934
twa8 2,644.632.925
leukit2 661.162.914
kept2 661.162.894
tae79 26,115.702.877
said8 2,644.632.838
ontae2 661.162.777
happened2 661.162.740
gae2 661.162.721
takkin2 661.162.684
sit2 661.162.612
comin3 991.742.594
even5 1,652.892.538
bodie2 661.162.526
duin2 661.162.442
o75 24,793.392.382
least2 661.162.378
think5 1,652.892.292
feel3 991.742.202
wir4 1,322.312.174
hear3 991.742.173
guid6 1,983.472.037
gaed4 1,322.312.034
unner2 661.162.000
saw3 991.741.987
baith4 1,322.311.985
wisna3 991.741.969
bad2 661.161.935
bonnie2 661.161.872
at14 4,628.101.679
hae4 1,322.311.665
tryin2 661.161.629
makkin2 661.161.608
lassie2 661.161.504
skald2 661.16nan
few2 661.161.566
day9 2,975.211.494
anither4 1,322.311.486
intae8 2,644.631.426
keep3 991.741.387
been3 991.741.356
yet2 661.161.298
want3 991.741.297
up8 2,644.631.287
sair2 661.161.221
oot9 2,975.211.198
dee2 661.161.172
face3 991.741.165
a79 26,115.701.158
ragnar2 661.16nan
things3 991.741.212
mair9 2,975.211.055
na2 661.161.035
tung2 661.160.958
eneuch2 661.160.938
sae7 2,314.050.931
skalds2 661.16nan
again4 1,322.310.907
awa2 661.160.902
aboot12 3,966.940.886
aff6 1,983.470.883
canna2 661.160.854
doon9 2,975.210.829
or13 4,297.520.829
though2 661.160.806
noo7 2,314.050.772
life3 991.740.642
here2 661.160.628
tell3 991.740.595
dae5 1,652.890.513
this14 4,628.100.469
time7 2,314.050.454
near2 661.160.446
there6 1,983.470.437
wey4 1,322.310.434
got4 1,322.310.434
steersman2 661.16nan
heard2 661.160.544
jist6 1,983.470.427
side2 661.160.350
be13 4,297.520.338
ye14 4,628.100.332
richt5 1,652.890.310
they10 3,305.790.277
dinna2 661.160.246
alang2 661.160.243
us3 991.740.238
hit2 661.160.238
micht3 991.740.236
for19 6,280.990.233
ain4 1,322.310.201
maun2 661.160.193
maist3 991.740.190
it33 10,909.090.186
through2 661.160.174
better2 661.160.167
say2 661.160.164
see4 1,322.310.153
him7 2,314.050.139
wi21 6,942.150.120
back7 2,314.050.113
hame3 991.740.113
as20 6,611.570.111
ither4 1,322.310.087
he25 8,264.460.083
place2 661.160.073
muckle3 991.740.054
thon2 661.160.049
me9 2,975.210.042
that31 10,247.930.042
pit3 991.740.041
lang3 991.740.001
scouts2 661.16nan
the179 59,173.550.098
syne2 661.160.001
man3 991.740.001
auld4 1,322.310.000