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Thom, Bill

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,800
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 760
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.684
Tagged as MNA (Mid Northern A) dialect.
Top ten most common words - an, a, thi, he, tae, his, wis, o, ye, nick,

List of texts in corpus

The Quait Chiel
Tapsalteerie (2013-09-09 ) in Doric (Banff) dialect (MNA), categorised as poetry (2,800 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
thi96 34,285.71850.052
nick36 12,857.14351.899
eis19 6,785.71217.211
aat23 8,214.29171.220
a'll17 6,071.43104.675
wull22 7,857.1498.512
aul13 4,642.8693.044
ye'll15 5,357.1487.601
geed10 3,571.4382.963
wullie16 5,714.2977.482
nivir9 3,214.2968.715
played12 4,285.7168.514
dance11 3,928.5763.900
bit35 12,500.0055.104
noo28 10,000.0054.964
he'd11 3,928.5753.462
baith17 6,071.4348.642
they'd8 2,857.1446.075
so21 7,500.0045.746
fan13 4,642.8645.407
pipe7 2,500.0040.724
viry4 1,428.5739.750
ye's4 1,428.5739.750
bet6 2,142.8639.533
min7 2,500.0039.037
he60 21,428.5737.415
yer24 8,571.4337.146
takk7 2,500.0036.947
that3 1,071.4336.055
likk4 1,428.5735.039
beat6 2,142.8634.367
sicht9 3,214.2934.143
heed7 2,500.0033.260
o'er4 1,428.5732.995
neen6 2,142.8632.350
them21 7,500.0032.267
hooves4 1,428.5732.144
then17 6,071.4331.732
his42 15,000.0029.447
roon12 4,285.7128.786
wife9 3,214.2928.725
av4 1,428.5726.612
ye39 13,928.5726.442
sure8 2,857.1425.797
fit15 5,357.1425.101
fairly5 1,785.7125.098
apon3 1,071.4324.974
jock7 2,500.0024.811
nick's11 3,928.57nan
teen7 2,500.0024.226
geein3 1,071.4324.107
feirt3 1,071.4324.107
fair10 3,571.4323.915
a'm7 2,500.0023.466
anithir3 1,071.4323.353
een12 4,285.7122.770
souls3 1,071.4322.684
an114 40,714.2922.512
thocht13 4,642.8622.401
seal3 1,071.4322.084
hans3 1,071.4321.541
faist3 1,071.4321.541
eyn4 1,428.5720.972
syne11 3,928.5720.468
affa9 3,214.2920.226
richt15 5,357.1420.101
fleggin2 714.2919.874
g'wa2 714.2919.874
trams2 714.2919.874
piping2 714.2919.874
hell5 1,785.7119.465
aa18 6,428.5719.159
dee7 2,500.0018.426
fires3 1,071.4318.404
pathie2 714.2918.153
jig2 714.2918.153
stare3 1,071.4318.109
boo3 1,071.4318.109
deen4 1,428.5717.899
fiddles2 714.2916.973
jock's2 714.2916.973
crashin2 714.2916.973
gaan4 1,428.5716.738
nae22 7,857.1416.664
abeen4 1,428.5716.526
soon5 1,785.7116.411
lair3 1,071.4315.970
makk4 1,428.5715.926
gee3 1,071.4315.776
poem5 1,785.7115.440
torment2 714.2915.339
they26 9,285.7115.328
tune3 1,071.4314.891
huddin2 714.2914.722
demon2 714.2914.722
brakk2 714.2914.722
cam10 3,571.4314.599
dunt3 1,071.4314.420
blew3 1,071.4314.420
am6 2,142.8614.217
ivir2 714.2914.190
piper2 714.2913.722
reel2 714.2913.722
ca'd2 714.2913.722
drones2 714.2913.722
fate3 1,071.4313.714
han3 1,071.4313.714
stottin2 714.2913.305
hips2 714.2913.305
look7 2,500.0013.245
kent9 3,214.2913.213
filled3 1,071.4313.207
doon17 6,071.4313.202
steen3 1,071.4313.088
throu7 2,500.0012.934
final3 1,071.4312.856
a've3 1,071.4312.856
win7 2,500.0012.782
moo3 1,071.4312.420
here11 3,928.5712.129
couldna4 1,428.5711.727
stairt3 1,071.4311.551
far7 2,500.0011.473
stood4 1,428.5711.372
afore11 3,928.5711.269
sook2 714.2911.215
come9 3,214.2910.763
gave3 1,071.4310.503
feet5 1,785.7110.443
we'll3 1,071.4310.359
screamin2 714.2910.210
wintin2 714.2910.037
bleed2 714.2910.037
deed3 1,071.439.949
tunes2 714.299.872
skill2 714.299.714
their13 4,642.869.671
reed2 714.299.563
darkness2 714.299.563
drinks2 714.299.142
fyle2 714.299.142
nicht8 2,857.149.018
said11 3,928.578.920
soul2 714.298.886
a110 39,285.718.875
aat's3 1,071.43nan
prince2 714.299.417
grin2 714.298.764
speed2 714.298.646
see12 4,285.718.570
bonnie4 1,428.578.551
himsel4 1,428.578.519
mile3 1,071.438.479
in26 9,285.718.439
pipes2 714.298.210
return2 714.298.210
chiel3 1,071.438.194
game3 1,071.438.194
sheen2 714.298.109
sic6 2,142.868.087
show3 1,071.438.013
blawin2 714.298.010
ye'd2 714.297.914
muckle8 2,857.147.900
be5 1,785.717.840
here's2 714.297.641
chiels2 714.297.641
bag3 1,071.437.588
fear3 1,071.437.588
wid9 3,214.297.585
chin2 714.297.554
thing6 2,142.867.432
ye've2 714.297.307
tee2 714.297.307
quait2 714.297.151
wir6 2,142.867.023
drew2 714.297.001
were9 3,214.296.923
laist2 714.296.721
stopped2 714.296.654
socht2 714.296.461
licht4 1,428.576.372
done3 1,071.436.289
fore2 714.296.279
man8 2,857.146.268
is8 2,857.146.251
pulled2 714.296.163
we4 1,428.576.007
secret2 714.295.996
div3 1,071.435.994
like15 5,357.145.989
roch2 714.295.889
moon2 714.295.889
lead2 714.295.836
michty2 714.295.734
wis42 15,000.005.688
seen6 2,142.865.660
o41 14,642.865.418
truth2 714.295.401
hole2 714.295.356
hid9 3,214.295.122
breath2 714.295.018
fou2 714.294.978
sittin3 1,071.434.858
she7 2,500.004.802
fiddlers2 714.29nan
play3 1,071.434.732
looked3 1,071.434.732
seat2 714.294.676
they're2 714.294.676
tale2 714.294.469
hame6 2,142.864.213
at10 3,571.434.197
fingers2 714.294.182
mannie2 714.294.182
quite2 714.294.122
mine2 714.293.866
fa3 1,071.433.850
dark2 714.293.812
winna2 714.293.786
for24 8,571.433.755
drink2 714.293.733
watch2 714.293.708
twa8 2,857.143.671
thochts2 714.293.657
legs2 714.293.582
bi7 2,500.003.259
love2 714.293.238
fun2 714.293.196
speirt2 714.293.196
there3 1,071.433.165
loon2 714.293.013
leave2 714.292.993
place4 1,428.572.937
burn2 714.292.916
high2 714.292.916
pair2 714.292.916
day2 714.292.894
line2 714.292.735
lang6 2,142.862.676
men3 1,071.432.647
been2 714.292.523
one2 714.292.455
gang3 1,071.432.416
hae3 1,071.432.404
grun2 714.292.394
heard3 1,071.432.347
ma18 6,428.572.301
hiv3 1,071.432.270
up16 5,714.292.265
good2 714.292.249
free2 714.292.221
tell4 1,428.572.205
didna4 1,428.572.107
go3 1,071.431.855
wye3 1,071.431.800
hair2 714.291.658
turn2 714.291.617
can2 714.291.521
him11 3,928.571.502
wee9 3,214.291.445
hard2 714.291.427
felt2 714.291.374
oor2 714.291.226
get6 2,142.861.224
fae11 3,928.571.184
eneuch2 714.291.164
sin2 714.291.142
some2 714.291.115
as13 4,642.861.044
time3 1,071.430.950
aye6 2,142.860.916
aff2 714.290.913
will4 1,428.570.909
it28 10,000.000.843
are2 714.290.831
hear2 714.290.786
intae3 1,071.430.772
wisna2 714.290.640
awa2 714.290.625
if6 2,142.860.615
kin2 714.290.608
room2 714.290.595
back4 1,428.570.593
weel2 714.290.539
made3 1,071.430.434
tho2 714.290.409
micht3 1,071.430.375
ain2 714.290.334
set2 714.290.318
it's3 1,071.430.271
mair7 2,500.000.265
did3 1,071.430.257
better2 714.290.235
three2 714.290.223
feirst2 714.29nan
think3 1,071.430.302
e2 714.290.195
fowk5 1,785.710.157
her13 4,642.860.134
say2 714.290.098
ken3 1,071.430.083
me10 3,571.430.067
wi22 7,857.140.062
aboot9 3,214.290.057
could2 714.290.039
big2 714.290.036
again2 714.290.028
tae59 21,071.430.014
maist2 714.290.007
oot12 4,285.710.004
on17 6,071.430.002
door2 714.290.002
jist4 1,428.570.002