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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 16,249.68185.486
yirth18 4,642.77171.953
law26 6,706.22164.548
actioun12 3,095.18127.304
ack13 3,353.11117.695
beiss11 2,837.2592.732
naitur12 3,095.1884.990
til28 7,222.0883.657
wul14 3,611.0479.179
laws11 2,837.2576.956
tairm8 2,063.4572.270
monie15 3,868.9761.742
of32 8,253.8060.721
naitral8 2,063.4559.948
mukkil11 2,837.2558.474
is69 17,797.2756.862
earth11 2,837.2554.059
haes25 6,448.2853.196
plants8 2,063.4552.649
soud7 1,805.5250.950
lawers5 1,289.6650.570
nature8 2,063.4547.711
environmental5 1,289.6647.608
cheynge5 1,289.6645.406
legal7 1,805.5243.986
for59 15,217.9543.789
wildlaw17 4,384.83nan
nories5 1,289.6643.633
areddies7 1,805.5243.108
he4 1,031.7342.543
ir13 3,353.1142.148
bodie11 2,837.2541.957
philosophie4 1,031.7339.778
becum5 1,289.6639.720
steids5 1,289.6638.705
aroun5 1,289.6636.176
intil12 3,095.1836.015
wes19 4,900.7035.972
oorsels7 1,805.5235.053
leivin5 1,289.6634.795
species6 1,547.5934.254
kis7 1,805.5234.156
acks4 1,031.7333.714
ceities4 1,031.7333.714
modren8 2,063.4531.475
yit8 2,063.4531.092
rights4 1,031.7329.557
mainstreamin3 773.7929.089
lawburrows12 3,095.18nan
an158 40,753.1631.598
directive3 773.7929.089
wurd5 1,289.6628.770
new16 4,126.9028.291
mother5 1,289.6627.484
sum7 1,805.5227.267
declaration5 1,289.6626.900
leive4 1,031.7326.869
juistice3 773.7926.865
salbe3 773.7926.865
communitie3 773.7926.865
lives6 1,547.5926.518
thir12 3,095.1826.428
www5 1,289.6625.831
wild6 1,547.5924.945
whilk6 1,547.5924.656
maid4 1,031.7324.450
skowth3 773.7924.049
lairger3 773.7924.049
balance4 1,031.7323.662
bi18 4,642.7723.159
raellie3 773.7923.032
concep3 773.7923.032
constitution3 773.7923.032
his4 1,031.7322.592
ferr4 1,031.7321.986
thai9 2,321.3821.698
pairliament4 1,031.7320.614
pert4 1,031.7320.367
argied3 773.7920.151
r9 2,321.3819.850
hou9 2,321.3819.142
norie3 773.7919.113
dede2 515.8618.574
americkie2 515.8618.574
cheena2 515.8618.574
saufin2 515.8618.574
peyment2 515.8618.574
personis2 515.8618.574
ande2 515.8618.574
scotlan4 1,031.7318.449
court4 1,031.7318.449
to17 4,384.8318.247
what10 2,579.3117.416
wey14 3,611.0417.301
s10 2,579.3117.235
we34 8,769.6717.030
concairn2 515.8616.856
anglicised2 515.8616.856
lawborrowis6 1,547.59nan
amounts2 515.8616.856
haillie2 515.8616.856
inglan2 515.8616.856
yearhunner2 515.8616.856
conceps2 515.8616.856
statute2 515.8616.856
spellin5 1,289.6616.155
environment3 773.7915.917
seems6 1,547.5915.844
perks2 515.8615.678
implies2 515.8615.678
adaptit2 515.8615.678
seistems2 515.8615.678
sik3 773.7915.651
ithin3 773.7915.397
warld8 2,063.4515.256
faimilie2 515.8614.778
impack2 515.8614.778
connach2 515.8614.778
proteck2 515.8614.778
threips2 515.8614.778
courts2 515.8614.778
ettils2 515.8614.778
the284 73,252.5114.777
unitit3 773.7914.698
in92 23,729.6914.555
deifferent5 1,289.66nan
argies2 515.8614.778
at46 11,864.8414.542
poleitical2 515.8614.047
legislative2 515.8614.047
intress2 515.8614.047
planet4 1,031.7313.968
jurisprudence4 1,031.73nan
skreivit2 515.8614.047
weill-kent2 515.8613.433
forby6 1,547.5913.140
tairms2 515.8612.903
vizzie2 515.8612.903
violent2 515.8612.903
scottis3 773.7912.849
forms3 773.7912.695
consairvation4 1,031.73nan
o113 29,146.2512.635
human5 1,289.6612.621
launscape2 515.8612.437
idea5 1,289.6612.185
bydes2 515.8612.022
kinch2 515.8612.022
increasin2 515.8612.022
cumin2 515.8612.022
mebbies3 773.7911.719
types2 515.8611.647
raisit4 1,031.73nan
subjeck3 773.7911.593
ideas3 773.7911.350
zealand2 515.8611.305
creatin2 515.8611.305
atweill2 515.8611.305
sae16 4,126.9011.270
life9 2,321.3811.019
warkin3 773.7910.577
everie4 1,031.73nan
ye8 2,063.4510.491
seeminlie2 515.8610.433
appeal2 515.8610.182
innin2 515.8610.182
principle2 515.8610.182
thrang3 773.799.995
pits3 773.799.904
launscapes3 773.79nan
been17 4,384.839.827
ukela4 1,031.73nan
existin2 515.8611.647
whein2 515.869.726
thowsand3 773.79nan
hundreth3 773.79nan
there2 515.869.578
sindrie2 515.869.131
up5 1,289.668.845
sa2 515.868.781
oot6 1,547.598.657
keepin3 773.798.635
case4 1,031.738.480
securitie3 773.79nan
pittin4 1,031.738.925
effeck2 515.868.463
awthegither2 515.868.463
raicent2 515.868.313
muir2 515.868.313
habitats3 773.79nan
fekfu3 773.79nan
eik2 515.868.313
richts3 773.798.297
wulness3 773.79nan
orra3 773.798.232
isna4 1,031.738.106
nou6 1,547.597.900
skaith2 515.867.898
legislation2 515.867.770
ongaun2 515.867.770
gien6 1,547.597.739
future3 773.797.685
lord3 773.797.685
bodies3 773.797.685
nations2 515.867.646
exist2 515.867.527
name6 1,547.597.301
among2 515.867.299
thinkin4 1,031.737.251
year9 2,321.387.118
needs3 773.797.092
craiturs2 515.867.085
juist9 2,321.387.022
context2 515.866.983
instance2 515.866.983
effect2 515.866.983
plant2 515.866.983
or23 5,932.426.953
presairve3 773.79nan
called2 515.866.787
kinna3 773.796.752
party2 515.866.693
rael2 515.866.602
humans2 515.866.602
texts2 515.866.513
provide2 515.866.426
mey2 515.866.426
back2 515.866.423
involved2 515.866.342
guid10 2,579.316.287
roun2 515.866.179
becam2 515.866.024
form3 773.796.019
international2 515.865.948
wurds2 515.865.948
airt3 773.795.826
wi17 4,384.835.764
weys3 773.795.677
inglis3 773.795.605
redd2 515.865.597
generations2 515.865.466
wabsteid2 515.865.466
thaim9 2,321.385.445
seem3 773.795.429
complenit2 515.86nan
souerte2 515.86nan
all4 1,031.735.487
resairves2 515.86nan
loss2 515.865.466
ane9 2,321.385.328
fowk12 3,095.185.194
fore2 515.865.104
fash2 515.865.047
bring3 773.795.005
like4 1,031.734.980
affcum2 515.86nan
process2 515.865.280
its10 2,579.314.943
shaws2 515.864.883
not3 773.794.795
makin3 773.794.679
over2 515.864.678
accoont2 515.864.532
system2 515.864.393
hae16 4,126.904.385
wee3 773.794.267
war7 1,805.524.134
gin7 1,805.524.020
tyme2 515.863.748
national3 773.793.735
by2 515.863.592
day3 773.793.564
forrit3 773.793.504
can11 2,837.253.486
as33 8,511.743.347
kennin2 515.863.316
order2 515.863.167
uk2 515.863.110
stap2 515.863.054
thare3 773.792.999
european2 515.862.972
uised2 515.862.817
act2 515.862.767
tua2 515.86nan
kintra2 515.862.792
half2 515.862.743
enjey2 515.86nan
but22 5,674.492.696
doun4 1,031.732.696
daein3 773.792.675
thair7 1,805.522.646
fu2 515.862.579
our2 515.862.512
strang2 515.862.468
aff2 515.862.456
cultural2 515.862.425
er2 515.862.425
trees2 515.862.425
has4 1,031.732.341
week-en2 515.86nan
auld9 2,321.382.332
throu4 1,031.732.320
eimagine2 515.86nan
social2 515.862.302
means2 515.862.282
report2 515.862.263
tak6 1,547.592.096
na3 773.792.087
ilk2 515.862.022
disna2 515.861.988
verra2 515.861.888
oor9 2,321.381.842
afore2 515.861.770
thegither3 773.791.709
staunardised2 515.86nan
able2 515.861.747
scotland7 1,805.521.702
local2 515.861.659
us8 2,063.451.635
north2 515.861.562
itsel2 515.861.549
a101 26,051.071.483
ilka3 773.791.469
t5 1,289.661.328
every2 515.861.312
than2 515.861.305
taen3 773.791.290
with2 515.861.202
aboot8 2,063.451.189
see9 2,321.381.103
weill2 515.860.959
siller2 515.860.924
ower6 1,547.590.905
are3 773.790.894
leid4 1,031.730.894
haed5 1,289.660.868
frae10 2,579.310.834
wife2 515.860.780
first2 515.860.771
need3 773.790.762
i19 4,900.700.759
ecuador2 515.86nan
read2 515.860.701
anither4 1,031.730.688
aw7 1,805.520.651
syne4 1,031.730.636
have2 515.860.596
enackin2 515.86nan
manance2 515.86nan
lawborrow2 515.86nan
mean2 515.860.561
better3 773.790.517
eneuch2 515.860.515
mair10 2,579.310.509
efter3 773.790.466
practeical2 515.86nan
onie2 515.860.499
pursuer2 515.86nan
thocht2 515.860.641
thon4 1,031.730.463
ither3 773.790.454
whan3 773.790.443
micht4 1,031.730.419
ecosystems2 515.86nan
did2 515.860.417
john2 515.860.390
fearit2 515.86nan
enackit2 515.86nan
it51 13,154.500.554
presumpcioun2 515.86nan
brocht2 515.860.834
days3 773.790.388
mak2 515.860.369
said4 1,031.730.369
think2 515.860.355
maist4 1,031.730.345
watter2 515.860.310
be22 5,674.490.303
no12 3,095.180.299
legislatioun2 515.86nan
wha3 773.790.295
dis3 773.790.292
that35 9,027.600.287
still2 515.860.276
yirth-centred2 515.86nan
lang5 1,289.660.277
whaur2 515.860.233
scots15 3,868.970.220
richt4 1,031.730.194
fin2 515.860.168
and28 7,222.080.166
nor2 515.860.154
time6 1,547.590.134
pit4 1,031.730.109
side2 515.860.086
which2 515.860.084
while2 515.860.059
this14 3,611.040.043
cullinan2 515.86nan
atween2 515.860.031
dae5 1,289.660.029
merkis2 515.86nan
on23 5,932.420.026
wad4 1,031.730.019
things2 515.860.019
here4 1,031.730.017
mind3 773.790.009
thing2 515.860.006
gie3 773.790.004
ony3 773.790.002
place2 515.860.000
e2 515.860.000