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Robertson, Colin

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,877
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,257
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.084
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, o, a, in, is, ti, for, it, at,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 81 - Wildlaw
Lallans Magazine (2012-12) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (2,568 words)

Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (1,309 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 16,249.68185.245
yirth18 4,642.77171.877
law26 6,706.22164.440
actioun12 3,095.18127.253
ack13 3,353.11117.641
beiss11 2,837.2592.686
naitur12 3,095.1884.265
til28 7,222.0883.401
laws11 2,837.2576.910
wul14 3,611.0476.628
tairm8 2,063.4572.237
monie15 3,868.9761.826
of32 8,253.8061.644
naitral8 2,063.4559.914
mukkil11 2,837.2558.429
is69 17,797.2756.756
earth11 2,837.2554.236
plants8 2,063.4552.616
haes25 6,448.2851.921
soud7 1,805.5250.921
lawers5 1,289.6650.549
environmental5 1,289.6647.587
cheynge5 1,289.6645.385
nories5 1,289.6643.612
areddies7 1,805.5243.079
he4 1,031.7343.034
for59 15,217.9542.993
legal7 1,805.5242.661
bodie11 2,837.2542.034
ir13 3,353.1141.582
philosophie4 1,031.7339.761
becum5 1,289.6639.699
steids5 1,289.6638.684
wildlaw17 4,384.83nan
nature8 2,063.4548.066
aroun5 1,289.6636.155
leivin5 1,289.6636.155
wes19 4,900.7035.906
intil12 3,095.1835.085
oorsels7 1,805.5235.025
kis7 1,805.5234.127
ceities4 1,031.7333.697
lawburrows12 3,095.18nan
acks4 1,031.7333.697
species6 1,547.5933.575
modren8 2,063.4531.443
yit8 2,063.4531.060
an158 40,753.1630.306
rights4 1,031.7329.541
mainstreamin3 773.7929.076
directive3 773.7929.076
wurd5 1,289.6628.750
new16 4,126.9028.370
mother5 1,289.6627.463
sum7 1,805.5227.239
lives6 1,547.5927.013
declaration5 1,289.6626.880
juistice3 773.7926.852
communitie3 773.7926.852
salbe3 773.7926.852
leive4 1,031.7326.852
thir12 3,095.1826.430
www5 1,289.6625.811
wild6 1,547.5924.775
whilk6 1,547.5924.490
maid4 1,031.7324.434
lairger3 773.7924.036
skowth3 773.7924.036
balance4 1,031.7323.645
bi18 4,642.7723.102
constitution3 773.7923.019
concep3 773.7923.019
raellie3 773.7923.019
his4 1,031.7322.853
ferr4 1,031.7321.969
thai9 2,321.3821.665
pairliament4 1,031.7320.597
pert4 1,031.7320.350
argied3 773.7920.138
r9 2,321.3819.817
hou9 2,321.3819.110
norie3 773.7919.101
to17 4,384.8318.875
americkie2 515.8618.566
peyment2 515.8618.566
dede2 515.8618.566
saufin2 515.8618.566
cheena2 515.8618.566
personis2 515.8618.566
ande2 515.8618.566
scotlan4 1,031.7318.433
court4 1,031.7318.433
what10 2,579.3117.284
wey14 3,611.0417.149
amounts2 515.8616.847
anglicised2 515.8616.847
yearhunner2 515.8616.847
concairn2 515.8616.847
inglan2 515.8616.847
haillie2 515.8616.847
conceps2 515.8616.847
lawborrowis6 1,547.59nan
statute2 515.8616.847
we34 8,769.6716.778
s10 2,579.3116.455
environment3 773.7916.183
spellin5 1,289.6616.136
seems6 1,547.5915.882
implies2 515.8615.670
adaptit2 515.8615.670
perks2 515.8615.670
seistems2 515.8615.670
sik3 773.7915.639
ithin3 773.7915.385
warld8 2,063.4515.376
threips2 515.8614.769
courts2 515.8614.769
ettils2 515.8614.769
proteck2 515.8614.769
poleitical2 515.8614.769
impack2 515.8614.769
argies2 515.8614.769
connach2 515.8614.769
deifferent5 1,289.66nan
faimilie2 515.8614.769
unitit3 773.7914.685
the284 73,252.5114.558
in92 23,729.6914.479
at46 11,864.8414.300
intress2 515.8614.039
legislative2 515.8614.039
jurisprudence4 1,031.73nan
skreivit2 515.8614.039
planet4 1,031.7313.952
weill-kent2 515.8613.425
forby6 1,547.5913.118
vizzie2 515.8612.895
tairms2 515.8612.895
consairvation4 1,031.73nan
violent2 515.8612.895
raisit4 1,031.73nan
scottis3 773.7912.837
forms3 773.7912.683
human5 1,289.6612.436
idea5 1,289.6612.436
launscape2 515.8612.429
o113 29,146.2512.369
bydes2 515.8612.014
increasin2 515.8612.014
kinch2 515.8612.014
cumin2 515.8612.014
mebbies3 773.7911.707
creatin2 515.8611.639
ukela4 1,031.73nan
types2 515.8611.639
existin2 515.8611.639
subjeck3 773.7911.581
ideas3 773.7911.338
atweill2 515.8611.297
zealand2 515.8611.297
sae16 4,126.9011.155
life9 2,321.3811.055
warkin3 773.7910.669
seeminlie2 515.8610.425
thrang3 773.7910.266
ye8 2,063.4510.259
innin2 515.8610.174
launscapes3 773.79nan
appeal2 515.8610.174
principle2 515.8610.174
been17 4,384.839.920
pits3 773.799.892
everie4 1,031.73nan
whein2 515.869.717
there2 515.869.492
sindrie2 515.869.123
hundreth3 773.79nan
thowsand3 773.79nan
up5 1,289.668.932
pittin4 1,031.738.865
sa2 515.868.773
securitie3 773.79nan
keepin3 773.798.766
oot6 1,547.598.620
case4 1,031.738.552
awthegither2 515.868.455
effeck2 515.868.455
raicent2 515.868.305
fekfu3 773.79nan
muir2 515.868.305
habitats3 773.79nan
eik2 515.868.305
richts3 773.798.286
orra3 773.798.221
isna4 1,031.738.052
wulness3 773.79nan
skaith2 515.867.890
nou6 1,547.597.766
legislation2 515.867.762
ongaun2 515.867.762
gien6 1,547.597.743
future3 773.797.731
nations2 515.867.638
bodies3 773.797.617
lord3 773.797.560
exist2 515.867.519
name6 1,547.597.346
among2 515.867.291
thinkin4 1,031.737.135
year9 2,321.387.120
effect2 515.867.077
context2 515.867.077
needs3 773.797.031
craiturs2 515.866.975
plant2 515.866.975
instance2 515.866.876
juist9 2,321.386.799
kinna3 773.796.788
party2 515.866.686
presairve3 773.79nan
or23 5,932.426.671
called2 515.866.594
rael2 515.866.594
texts2 515.866.505
humans2 515.866.505
provide2 515.866.419
involved2 515.866.419
back2 515.866.409
guid10 2,579.316.396
mey2 515.866.334
roun2 515.866.171
form3 773.796.089
becam2 515.866.016
wi17 4,384.835.945
wurds2 515.865.941
airt3 773.795.930
international2 515.865.796
redd2 515.865.657
weys3 773.795.630
souerte2 515.86nan
inglis3 773.795.558
generations2 515.865.523
thaim9 2,321.385.519
all4 1,031.735.498
resairves2 515.86nan
seem3 773.795.453
ane9 2,321.385.337
loss2 515.865.333
process2 515.865.213
affcum2 515.86nan
bring3 773.795.057
complenit2 515.86nan
fash2 515.865.040
wabsteid2 515.865.040
fowk12 3,095.185.039
fore2 515.864.984
not3 773.794.934
shaws2 515.864.876
over2 515.864.876
like4 1,031.734.848
its10 2,579.314.777
makin3 773.794.698
accoont2 515.864.525
system2 515.864.432
hae16 4,126.904.327
wee3 773.794.209
war7 1,805.524.075
gin7 1,805.524.013
tyme2 515.863.741
national3 773.793.704
by2 515.863.644
can11 2,837.253.542
forrit3 773.793.495
day3 773.793.485
kennin2 515.863.340
as33 8,511.743.225
order2 515.863.132
stap2 515.863.047
uk2 515.862.993
european2 515.862.966
thare3 773.792.956
act2 515.862.810
tua2 515.86nan
but22 5,674.492.806
uised2 515.862.761
half2 515.862.712
enackit2 515.86nan
enjey2 515.86nan
daein3 773.792.760
kintra2 515.862.665
presumpcioun2 515.86nan
doun4 1,031.732.662
our2 515.862.618
thair7 1,805.522.588
strang2 515.862.550
aff2 515.862.465
trees2 515.862.398
auld9 2,321.382.344
has4 1,031.732.331
eimagine2 515.86nan
cultural2 515.862.398
er2 515.862.316
throu4 1,031.732.279
week-en2 515.86nan
fu2 515.862.550
means2 515.862.276
report2 515.862.256
social2 515.862.237
na3 773.792.067
tak6 1,547.592.016
ilk2 515.861.999
disna2 515.861.948
staunardised2 515.86nan
afore2 515.861.868
verra2 515.861.866
oor9 2,321.381.804
able2 515.861.803
scotland7 1,805.521.690
local2 515.861.683
thegither3 773.791.671
us8 2,063.451.608
north2 515.861.490
itsel2 515.861.427
ilka3 773.791.418
a101 26,051.071.418
every2 515.861.402
taen3 773.791.284
t5 1,289.661.263
with2 515.861.251
than2 515.861.238
aboot8 2,063.451.236
see9 2,321.381.111
weill2 515.860.945
lawborrow2 515.86nan
ower6 1,547.590.942
siller2 515.860.928
haed5 1,289.660.827
are3 773.790.802
brocht2 515.860.798
need3 773.790.795
wife2 515.860.783
ecuador2 515.86nan
frae10 2,579.310.772
first2 515.860.761
have2 515.860.690
i19 4,900.700.666
anither4 1,031.730.654
manance2 515.86nan
it51 13,154.500.638
read2 515.860.637
leid4 1,031.730.599
syne4 1,031.730.595
aw7 1,805.520.594
mean2 515.860.569
practeical2 515.86nan
better3 773.790.560
onie2 515.860.495
enackin2 515.86nan
ither3 773.790.488
eneuch2 515.860.485
mair10 2,579.310.467
ecosystems2 515.86nan
whan3 773.790.462
pursuer2 515.86nan
thocht2 515.860.616
days3 773.790.457
efter3 773.790.442
mak2 515.860.411
did2 515.860.401
john2 515.860.400
micht4 1,031.730.394
thon4 1,031.730.376
think2 515.860.363
said4 1,031.730.356
maist4 1,031.730.333
wha3 773.790.300
be22 5,674.490.300
yirth-centred2 515.86nan
no12 3,095.180.337
watter2 515.860.299
still2 515.860.284
dis3 773.790.283
cullinan2 515.86nan
that35 9,027.600.283
lang5 1,289.660.260
richt4 1,031.730.207
whaur2 515.860.206
and28 7,222.080.192
fearit2 515.86nan
scots15 3,868.970.176
fin2 515.860.172
nor2 515.860.169
time6 1,547.590.122
pit4 1,031.730.098
side2 515.860.082
which2 515.860.079
while2 515.860.045
this14 3,611.040.042
legislatioun2 515.86nan
dae5 1,289.660.038
on23 5,932.420.037
wad4 1,031.730.019
here4 1,031.730.018
atween2 515.860.018
things2 515.860.014
mind3 773.790.010
thing2 515.860.007
gie3 773.790.006
place2 515.860.002
ony3 773.790.001
merkis2 515.86nan
e2 515.860.000