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Elphinstone Institute

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,907
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 597
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.194
Tagged as MNA (Mid Northern A) dialect.
Top ten most common words - an, the, o, tae, in, doric, scots, a, leid, for,

List of texts in corpus

Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines
Aberdeenshire Council (01-08-2017) in Doric dialect (MNA), categorised as government (1,907 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
doric51 26,743.58455.844
aiberdeenshire18 9,438.91185.015
leid28 14,682.75125.507
heirskip9 4,719.45107.026
curriculum11 5,768.2291.815
award9 4,719.4582.786
an120 62,926.0677.868
cooncil12 6,292.6169.772
skweels6 3,146.3066.683
support12 6,292.6164.781
develop7 3,670.6961.607
scots35 18,353.4361.472
nor-east6 3,146.3060.533
skills7 3,670.6956.875
scotland20 10,487.6856.245
larnin16 8,390.14nan
opportunities7 3,670.6955.259
education12 6,292.6154.403
regional8 4,195.0753.975
pairtnership5 2,621.9250.708
excellence5 2,621.9250.708
spik8 4,195.0746.326
larners10 5,243.84nan
larn4 2,097.5445.444
engage5 2,621.9244.842
minority8 4,195.0742.802
developin5 2,621.9241.209
recognises4 2,097.5437.006
educational5 2,621.9236.866
o82 42,999.4836.573
encouragin4 2,097.5436.050
scrievin6 3,146.3035.680
leids9 4,719.4534.927
charter4 2,097.5434.429
promote5 2,621.9233.869
eese5 2,621.9233.312
cultural7 3,670.6933.091
communities5 2,621.9232.532
pairt9 4,719.4527.883
unique4 2,097.5427.877
benefits4 2,097.5427.267
sqa3 1,573.1527.265
elphinstone3 1,573.1527.265
spukken3 1,573.1526.397
their16 8,390.1425.812
value4 2,097.5425.681
related3 1,573.1524.369
policy5 2,621.9223.702
local6 3,146.3023.442
establishments6 3,146.30nan
practice4 2,097.5423.418
throwe5 2,621.9223.410
in59 30,938.6522.912
awareness3 1,573.1522.864
development4 2,097.5422.736
institute3 1,573.1522.437
culture6 3,146.3022.314
literacy3 1,573.1522.039
links3 1,573.1521.667
scottish9 4,719.4521.569
fulfillin2 1,048.7721.405
ilkae2 1,048.7721.405
highlichts2 1,048.7721.405
environments2 1,048.7721.405
create3 1,573.1520.673
secondary3 1,573.1520.376
includin4 2,097.5420.136
recognised3 1,573.1519.824
learners2 1,048.7718.501
teachers4 2,097.5418.481
provision3 1,573.1518.222
principles3 1,573.1518.026
studies3 1,573.1517.652
supports2 1,048.7717.597
recognition3 1,573.1517.300
access3 1,573.1516.969
experiences2 1,048.7716.245
will9 4,719.4516.200
wealth2 1,048.7715.711
wards2 1,048.7715.711
phase2 1,048.7715.711
historic2 1,048.7715.711
objectives2 1,048.7715.711
study3 1,573.1515.428
launched2 1,048.7715.241
cultures2 1,048.7715.241
chaunce2 1,048.7715.241
specifically2 1,048.7715.241
census3 1,573.1515.072
themes2 1,048.7714.822
promotin2 1,048.7714.822
weys4 2,097.5414.779
learnin3 1,573.1514.523
engagin2 1,048.7714.443
government5 2,621.9214.162
appropriate2 1,048.7713.781
a31 16,255.9013.562
senior2 1,048.7713.488
engagement2 1,048.7713.488
tae66 34,609.3313.479
supportin2 1,048.7713.215
are10 5,243.8413.197
makin4 2,097.5413.194
key3 1,573.1512.982
bairns'2 1,048.7712.960
inclusion2 1,048.7712.960
indigenous2 1,048.7712.721
effective2 1,048.7712.721
it8 4,195.0712.680
teachin3 1,573.1512.674
share3 1,573.1512.527
essential2 1,048.7712.496
developed2 1,048.7712.283
encourage2 1,048.7712.283
mony6 3,146.3011.957
poetry3 1,573.1511.780
aiberdeen3 1,573.1511.780
environment2 1,048.7711.707
unnerstaunin2 1,048.7711.707
respeck2 1,048.7711.366
islands2 1,048.7711.366
recognise2 1,048.7711.366
his2 1,048.7711.001
appendix3 1,573.15nan
materials2 1,048.7710.905
for23 12,060.8310.722
hiv5 2,621.9210.679
celebrate2 1,048.7710.495
life6 3,146.3010.191
use3 1,573.1510.109
heeze2 1,048.7710.009
historical2 1,048.7710.009
bigg2 1,048.779.896
context2 1,048.779.787
resources2 1,048.779.681
fa4 2,097.549.623
equal2 1,048.779.578
texts2 1,048.779.380
provide2 1,048.779.192
diversity2 1,048.779.102
school3 1,573.158.921
community3 1,573.158.812
bring3 1,573.158.672
creative2 1,048.778.601
bairns5 2,621.928.574
range2 1,048.778.231
population2 1,048.778.161
gie6 3,146.308.134
rich2 1,048.777.895
sangs2 1,048.777.895
area2 1,048.777.472
areas2 1,048.777.472
wark4 2,097.547.447
haill2 1,048.777.415
buiks2 1,048.777.198
groups2 1,048.776.993
whilk2 1,048.776.896
university2 1,048.776.896
sure3 1,573.156.552
places2 1,048.776.529
fowk8 4,195.076.312
plenty2 1,048.776.199
aa9 4,719.455.955
l2 1,048.775.827
we2 1,048.775.796
order2 1,048.775.656
centre2 1,048.775.622
biggin2 1,048.775.557
far4 2,097.545.515
european2 1,048.775.368
stories2 1,048.775.049
young3 1,573.154.570
tobar2 1,048.77nan
early2 1,048.774.565
dualchais2 1,048.77nan
airts2 1,048.774.888
means2 1,048.774.565
language5 2,621.924.500
fun2 1,048.774.427
important2 1,048.774.273
sang2 1,048.774.189
oot3 1,573.154.168
at6 3,146.303.927
languages2 1,048.773.696
gies2 1,048.773.527
up3 1,573.153.282
atween3 1,573.153.188
amang2 1,048.773.119
play2 1,048.773.105
as18 9,438.913.020
mak4 2,097.542.967
nae2 1,048.772.862
ither5 2,621.922.816
fae2 1,048.772.717
place3 1,573.152.601
its5 2,621.922.567
by6 3,146.302.445
should2 1,048.772.442
like2 1,048.772.391
baith3 1,573.152.188
these2 1,048.772.033
they4 2,097.541.865
help2 1,048.771.829
warld2 1,048.771.739
weel-bein2 1,048.77nan
ain4 2,097.541.562
wirds2 1,048.771.537
kent3 1,573.151.517
ower2 1,048.771.488
years2 1,048.771.405
on8 4,195.071.324
and9 4,719.451.236
has2 1,048.771.203
till2 1,048.771.161
mair2 1,048.771.124
hame3 1,573.151.083
day2 1,048.770.954
three2 1,048.770.871
wey3 1,573.150.701
of4 2,097.540.584
fosterin2 1,048.77nan
richt4 2,097.540.846
intae2 1,048.770.573
or8 4,195.070.495
see2 1,048.770.416
is14 7,341.370.408
can4 2,097.540.364
the105 55,060.300.356
them4 2,097.540.293
be8 4,195.070.286
weel3 1,573.150.265
self-esteem2 1,048.77nan
made2 1,048.770.265
een2 1,048.770.255
this6 3,146.300.241
oor2 1,048.770.212
tak2 1,048.770.130
get2 1,048.770.110
aboot5 2,621.920.079
hae5 2,621.920.066
wi15 7,865.760.045
that19 9,963.290.002
guid2 1,048.770.000