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Philip, Andrew

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,122
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 493
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.276
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, o, and, wis, that, in, his, tae, like,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 70 - Fower Poems
Lallans Magazine (2007-06 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (1,122 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
and30 26,737.9738.511
impatient3 2,673.8031.462
an5 4,456.3330.025
yon8 7,130.1228.669
quait4 3,565.0626.589
aroun3 2,673.8024.475
steps4 3,565.0624.052
path's2 1,782.5323.524
orpheus2 1,782.5323.524
belovit2 1,782.5323.524
spirlie2 1,782.5323.524
path4 3,565.0623.294
daith4 3,565.0622.236
errants2 1,782.5321.800
clarsach2 1,782.5321.800
strauchlin2 1,782.5320.618
mirk3 2,673.8019.061
windin2 1,782.5318.976
hermes2 1,782.5318.976
god's2 1,782.5318.976
like13 11,586.4518.401
hingit2 1,782.5318.357
mair11 9,803.9217.111
god4 3,565.0616.921
awready3 2,673.8016.221
strip2 1,782.5314.377
didnae5 4,456.3314.022
sheets2 1,782.5313.796
he'll2 1,782.5313.136
gloamin2 1,782.5312.987
hail3 2,673.8012.788
stude2 1,782.5312.706
cannie2 1,782.5311.966
wir5 4,456.3311.795
muckle6 5,347.5911.761
waukent2 1,782.5311.443
souch2 1,782.5311.443
i'm3 2,673.8011.203
turnt3 2,673.8011.137
wey6 5,347.5911.050
roun2 1,782.5310.730
hissel3 2,673.8010.663
whyles2 1,782.5310.650
til5 4,456.3310.574
word3 2,673.8010.398
his16 14,260.2510.247
that23 20,499.119.909
aheid2 1,782.539.863
follae2 1,782.539.675
gar2 1,782.539.554
unnerstaun2 1,782.539.214
wis23 20,499.119.212
deid3 2,673.809.133
it4 3,565.069.019
nocht2 1,782.538.853
fire3 2,673.808.623
faur3 2,673.808.523
vyce2 1,782.538.392
heavy2 1,782.538.181
tint2 1,782.538.141
bide3 2,673.808.088
pain2 1,782.538.021
unco2 1,782.537.868
waitin2 1,782.537.347
lang5 4,456.337.109
music2 1,782.537.097
nor4 3,565.066.851
fu2 1,782.536.836
her13 11,586.456.735
haun3 2,673.806.469
bricht2 1,782.536.416
thae3 2,673.805.920
gied3 2,673.805.755
seemed2 1,782.535.747
atween3 2,673.805.628
ower7 6,238.865.411
voice2 1,782.535.402
she12 10,695.195.065
hersel2 1,782.534.978
sittin2 1,782.534.962
front2 1,782.534.648
lassie2 1,782.534.468
gaed3 2,673.804.360
for2 1,782.534.027
cuid2 1,782.533.908
anither3 2,673.803.855
that's2 1,782.533.800
syne3 2,673.803.778
wisnae2 1,782.533.758
body2 1,782.533.685
eurydice3 2,673.80nan
ae5 4,456.333.643
afore4 3,565.063.573
comin2 1,782.533.460
warld2 1,782.533.297
think3 2,673.803.217
nicht3 2,673.803.106
tae16 14,260.253.081
heard2 1,782.533.037
cauld2 1,782.532.998
aw6 5,347.592.988
juist3 2,673.802.887
twa4 3,565.062.871
come3 2,673.802.812
said4 3,565.062.757
sounless2 1,782.53nan
aye4 3,565.062.585
o31 27,629.232.501
him6 5,347.592.377
man3 2,673.802.104
left2 1,782.532.070
nae6 5,347.591.968
wid3 2,673.801.840
yammer2 1,782.53nan
ye3 2,673.801.883
we2 1,782.531.691
life2 1,782.531.688
gaun2 1,782.531.622
awa3 2,673.801.524
be3 2,673.801.505
they7 6,238.861.395
fin2 1,782.531.374
us3 2,673.801.324
but7 6,238.861.306
kent2 1,782.531.293
or6 5,347.591.282
whaur2 1,782.531.263
i4 3,565.061.259
een2 1,782.531.244
no5 4,456.331.178
ony2 1,782.531.137
constrictin2 1,782.53nan
new2 1,782.531.114
gin2 1,782.531.111
it's2 1,782.531.054
cam2 1,782.531.035
back4 3,565.061.025
again2 1,782.530.995
tak2 1,782.530.984
oot7 6,238.860.961
he7 6,238.860.857
can3 2,673.800.782
them3 2,673.800.708
in21 18,716.580.674
this6 5,347.590.610
yer3 2,673.800.425
quait-like2 1,782.53nan
there4 3,565.060.380
ither2 1,782.530.377
efter2 1,782.530.374
were2 1,782.530.333
wi7 6,238.860.234
fae4 3,565.060.231
mantle's2 1,782.53nan
ken2 1,782.530.215
on8 7,130.120.170
whit3 2,673.800.119
at8 7,130.120.090
fowk2 1,782.530.062
hae3 2,673.800.052
the67 59,714.800.046
by2 1,782.530.040
me4 3,565.060.026
up4 3,565.060.021
day2 1,782.530.016
their2 1,782.530.005
as7 6,238.860.004
ma5 4,456.330.001
unsiccar2 1,782.53nan
a33 29,411.760.001
time2 1,782.530.000