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Mc Rae, Thomas

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,089
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 395
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.757
Top ten most common words - the, an, we, tae, wiz, in, it, a, that, us,

List of texts in corpus

The Neep Lantern
Lowdown-L (2009) in Central (Central) dialect (), categorised as prose (1,089 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
wiz24 22,038.57114.177
we40 36,730.95108.409
lantern8 7,346.1984.029
ganged6 5,509.6468.939
im6 5,509.6444.359
neep6 5,509.6443.287
hud9 8,264.4636.641
us13 11,937.5635.299
wind6 5,509.6433.747
dominie4 3,673.0933.335
wavin4 3,673.0932.980
nicht10 9,182.7431.046
uz4 3,673.0929.417
e8 7,346.1927.840
luiked4 3,673.0927.827
awfy4 3,673.0924.994
thair9 8,264.4623.801
awbuddy2 1,836.5523.639
went7 6,427.9223.081
sandy3 2,754.8222.887
miss5 4,591.3722.544
duncan3 2,754.8221.144
door7 6,427.9218.831
cuid5 4,591.3718.347
goat5 4,591.3718.222
windy2 1,836.5517.936
songs2 1,836.5517.465
beggin2 1,836.5517.044
oor9 8,264.4616.794
funny3 2,754.8216.558
hoose7 6,427.9216.214
giant2 1,836.5515.998
guysin7 6,427.92nan
whoat6 5,509.64nan
aw11 10,101.0114.895
folks2 1,836.5514.705
thae5 4,591.3714.680
fast3 2,754.8214.560
l3 2,754.8214.211
halloween2 1,836.5513.734
sayin4 3,673.0913.329
dark3 2,754.8213.183
er3 2,754.8212.733
stairted2 1,836.5512.686
nixt3 2,754.8212.647
stuff3 2,754.8212.480
trees3 2,754.8212.439
kep2 1,836.5512.310
sweeties2 1,836.5511.969
elsie2 1,836.5511.555
wa2 1,836.5511.182
wurds2 1,836.5510.925
yin5 4,591.3710.565
jaimie4 3,673.09nan
shouted2 1,836.5511.009
oan7 6,427.9210.482
inside3 2,754.8210.334
nivver3 2,754.8210.040
stairt2 1,836.559.911
whae3 2,754.829.861
polis2 1,836.559.725
efter6 5,509.649.611
streets2 1,836.559.379
caun4 3,673.09nan
open3 2,754.828.923
wild2 1,836.558.866
o10 9,182.748.829
days4 3,673.098.711
fur9 8,264.468.583
nice2 1,836.558.458
great3 2,754.828.353
licht3 2,754.828.188
cum2 1,836.558.170
a18 16,528.937.389
frae7 6,427.927.211
so5 4,591.376.953
gang3 2,754.826.840
sed2 1,836.556.779
an42 38,567.496.637
still4 3,673.096.525
school2 1,836.556.522
oot11 10,101.016.482
thur2 1,836.556.377
och2 1,836.556.283
cut2 1,836.556.260
turnt2 1,836.556.082
verra2 1,836.556.060
tho3 2,754.826.009
again4 3,673.095.943
used2 1,836.555.598
gairden2 1,836.555.542
last3 2,754.825.222
heid4 3,673.094.730
jist5 4,591.374.650
lang4 3,673.094.544
then4 3,673.094.381
big3 2,754.824.296
up9 8,264.464.223
past2 1,836.554.153
but9 8,264.463.989
times2 1,836.553.812
mclennan5 4,591.37nan
git2 1,836.553.760
its4 3,673.093.730
awa4 3,673.093.614
help2 1,836.553.526
ye2 1,836.553.433
and3 2,754.823.270
cam3 2,754.823.240
her2 1,836.553.077
year3 2,754.823.066
saw2 1,836.553.050
be2 1,836.552.944
guysers2 1,836.55nan
aye4 3,673.092.739
it19 17,447.202.569
he5 4,591.372.552
back5 4,591.372.534
as3 2,754.822.511
things2 1,836.552.491
s13 11,937.562.379
only2 1,836.552.378
bairns2 1,836.552.320
by4 3,673.092.308
roon2 1,836.552.105
noo4 3,673.092.094
thing2 1,836.552.045
wha2 1,836.551.986
when3 2,754.821.941
intae4 3,673.091.845
telt2 1,836.551.669
she3 2,754.821.495
seen2 1,836.551.489
no5 4,591.371.306
t2 1,836.551.275
mind2 1,836.551.272
auld3 2,754.821.270
think2 1,836.551.169
hame2 1,836.551.046
that14 12,855.830.915
see3 2,754.820.743
thaim2 1,836.550.699
tae27 24,793.390.574
guid2 1,836.550.545
in20 18,365.470.520
is5 4,591.370.486
time3 2,754.820.484
nae2 1,836.550.445
ah5 4,591.370.387
they3 2,754.820.382
the59 54,178.150.331
wee3 2,754.820.208
twa2 1,836.550.187
said2 1,836.550.163
doon2 1,836.550.056
aboot3 2,754.820.017
bit3 2,754.820.014
d2 1,836.550.013
like3 2,754.820.005
wi8 7,346.190.001
at7 6,427.920.000