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Irvine, Owen

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,107
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 425
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.605
Tagged as MNA (Mid Northern A) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, he, tae, an, wiz, his, a, o, paul, wee,

List of texts in corpus

Eldritch Story
The Gaudie (2018-02-01) in Doric (Banff) dialect (MNA), categorised as weans (1,107 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
paul20 18,066.85206.054
wiz36 32,520.33197.675
dugs10 9,033.4272.441
he45 40,650.4169.463
his29 26,196.9343.695
grun8 7,226.7443.181
kirk7 6,323.4033.599
loon6 5,420.0531.440
felt7 6,323.4030.838
wraith3 2,710.0330.524
jumper3 2,710.0330.524
aroon6 5,420.0526.400
dairt2 1,806.6823.580
ging4 3,613.3721.909
kaint2 1,806.6821.856
pike2 1,806.6821.856
airm4 3,613.3721.259
dug5 4,516.7120.558
bluid4 3,613.3720.447
abdy2 1,806.6819.768
laist3 2,710.0318.034
eldritch2 1,806.6817.877
wee11 9,936.7717.001
naewye2 1,806.6816.985
lookit3 2,710.0315.826
kirkyard2 1,806.6815.645
patrick2 1,806.6815.114
onymair2 1,806.6815.114
gings2 1,806.6814.646
fell4 3,613.3714.520
auld8 7,226.7414.100
een6 5,420.0513.908
mcdougal9 8,130.08nan
deil3 2,710.0316.645
man7 6,323.4013.899
corp2 1,806.6813.852
deith2 1,806.6813.676
grave2 1,806.6813.043
ower10 9,033.4213.007
cuid4 3,613.3712.892
strength2 1,806.6812.761
tall2 1,806.6812.252
hoose6 5,420.0512.151
followed2 1,806.6811.597
burnin2 1,806.6811.497
shouted2 1,806.6810.867
windaes2 1,806.6810.549
affa4 3,613.379.904
hide2 1,806.689.668
tae40 36,133.699.566
doors2 1,806.689.434
gaan2 1,806.689.434
leg2 1,806.689.108
through4 3,613.379.038
pals2 1,806.689.006
neck2 1,806.688.956
it4 3,613.378.797
cross2 1,806.688.762
fa3 2,710.038.579
great3 2,710.038.273
skin2 1,806.688.154
twa6 5,420.057.834
the87 78,590.797.596
corner2 1,806.687.565
hiz3 2,710.037.520
dark2 1,806.687.180
jist6 5,420.056.980
pentagram3 2,710.03nan
doon8 7,226.748.139
hiv3 2,710.036.566
saw3 2,710.036.515
oot11 9,936.776.263
since2 1,806.686.116
feart2 1,806.686.094
awa5 4,516.715.999
wye3 2,710.035.912
that4 3,613.375.857
and2 1,806.685.593
toon2 1,806.685.545
windae2 1,806.685.124
something2 1,806.684.873
twaul2 1,806.68nan
run2 1,806.684.873
in9 8,130.084.846
is2 1,806.684.762
deid2 1,806.684.725
bit7 6,323.404.327
back6 5,420.054.203
him7 6,323.404.059
up9 8,130.084.056
for2 1,806.683.904
fan2 1,806.683.711
fae7 6,323.403.674
mangilt2 1,806.68nan
deidkist2 1,806.68nan
get4 3,613.373.012
s4 3,613.372.855
hid4 3,613.372.809
thocht3 2,710.032.773
an37 33,423.672.660
i3 2,710.032.459
only2 1,806.682.323
far2 1,806.682.306
by4 3,613.372.231
left2 1,806.682.104
then3 2,710.032.052
roon2 1,806.682.043
thing2 1,806.682.003
yer4 3,613.371.587
aa4 3,613.371.461
on4 3,613.371.354
said3 2,710.031.118
at10 9,033.421.066
ve2 1,806.681.047
come2 1,806.680.919
or2 1,806.680.839
sae3 2,710.030.771
them3 2,710.030.737
aboot2 1,806.680.585
fit2 1,806.680.529
nae2 1,806.680.482
they3 2,710.030.431
here2 1,806.680.422
a29 26,196.930.387
afore2 1,806.680.339
like2 1,806.680.331
there2 1,806.680.287
are2 1,806.680.216
wi7 6,323.400.198
aff2 1,806.680.182
ye7 6,323.400.169
some2 1,806.680.128
aye2 1,806.680.110
as6 5,420.050.086
fowk2 1,806.680.072
see2 1,806.680.028
intae2 1,806.680.006
ma5 4,516.710.004
o23 20,776.870.003
breeth2 1,806.68nan
time2 1,806.680.000