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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 34,285.71850.361
nick36 12,857.14352.015
eis19 6,785.71217.272
aat23 8,214.29171.293
a'll17 6,071.43104.730
wull22 7,857.1498.580
aul13 4,642.8693.086
ye'll15 5,357.1487.649
geed10 3,571.4382.995
wullie16 5,714.2977.532
nivir9 3,214.2968.744
played12 4,285.7168.552
dance11 3,928.5763.934
bit35 12,500.0055.173
noo28 10,000.0055.013
he'd11 3,928.5753.497
baith17 6,071.4348.642
they'd8 2,857.1446.100
so21 7,500.0045.772
fan13 4,642.8645.446
pipe7 2,500.0040.746
viry4 1,428.5739.763
ye's4 1,428.5739.763
bet6 2,142.8639.552
min7 2,500.0039.060
he60 21,428.5737.365
yer24 8,571.4337.126
takk7 2,500.0036.969
that3 1,071.4336.091
likk4 1,428.5735.052
beat6 2,142.8634.386
sicht9 3,214.2934.171
heed7 2,500.0033.282
o'er4 1,428.5733.008
neen6 2,142.8632.369
them21 7,500.0032.180
hooves4 1,428.5732.157
then17 6,071.4331.675
his42 15,000.0029.391
wife9 3,214.2928.752
roon12 4,285.7128.671
av4 1,428.5726.625
ye39 13,928.5726.315
sure8 2,857.1425.698
fit15 5,357.1425.140
fairly5 1,785.7125.114
apon3 1,071.4324.984
jock7 2,500.0024.832
nick's11 3,928.57nan
teen7 2,500.0024.248
geein3 1,071.4324.117
feirt3 1,071.4324.117
fair10 3,571.4323.943
a'm7 2,500.0023.487
anithir3 1,071.4323.362
een12 4,285.7122.803
souls3 1,071.4322.694
an114 40,714.2922.585
thocht13 4,642.8622.436
seal3 1,071.4322.094
hans3 1,071.4321.550
faist3 1,071.4321.550
eyn4 1,428.5720.984
syne11 3,928.5720.497
affa9 3,214.2920.251
richt15 5,357.1420.138
fleggin2 714.2919.880
g'wa2 714.2919.880
trams2 714.2919.880
piping2 714.2919.880
hell5 1,785.7119.480
aa18 6,428.5719.200
dee7 2,500.0018.446
fires3 1,071.4318.413
pathie2 714.2918.159
jig2 714.2918.159
stare3 1,071.4318.118
boo3 1,071.4318.118
deen4 1,428.5717.911
fiddles2 714.2916.980
jock's2 714.2916.980
crashin2 714.2916.980
gaan4 1,428.5716.750
nae22 7,857.1416.662
abeen4 1,428.5716.538
soon5 1,785.7116.426
lair3 1,071.4315.980
makk4 1,428.5715.939
gee3 1,071.4315.785
poem5 1,785.7115.455
torment2 714.2915.345
they26 9,285.7115.226
tune3 1,071.4314.900
huddin2 714.2914.729
demon2 714.2914.729
brakk2 714.2914.729
cam10 3,571.4314.624
dunt3 1,071.4314.429
blew3 1,071.4314.429
am6 2,142.8614.234
ivir2 714.2914.197
piper2 714.2913.729
reel2 714.2913.729
ca'd2 714.2913.729
drones2 714.2913.729
han3 1,071.4313.723
fate3 1,071.4313.723
stottin2 714.2913.311
hips2 714.2913.311
kent9 3,214.2913.236
filled3 1,071.4313.217
doon17 6,071.4313.208
look7 2,500.0013.186
steen3 1,071.4313.097
throu7 2,500.0012.953
final3 1,071.4312.865
a've3 1,071.4312.865
win7 2,500.0012.801
moo3 1,071.4312.429
here11 3,928.5712.141
couldna4 1,428.5711.739
stairt3 1,071.4311.560
far7 2,500.0011.491
stood4 1,428.5711.383
afore11 3,928.5711.281
sook2 714.2910.998
come9 3,214.2910.784
feet5 1,785.7110.457
we'll3 1,071.4310.368
gave3 1,071.4310.297
screamin2 714.2910.216
bleed2 714.2910.044
wintin2 714.2910.044
deed3 1,071.439.958
tunes2 714.299.879
skill2 714.299.721
their13 4,642.869.670
reed2 714.299.569
darkness2 714.299.569
drinks2 714.299.148
fyle2 714.299.148
nicht8 2,857.149.036
soul2 714.298.892
a110 39,285.718.880
said11 3,928.578.773
aat's3 1,071.43nan
prince2 714.299.423
grin2 714.298.770
speed2 714.298.653
see12 4,285.718.577
bonnie4 1,428.578.562
himsel4 1,428.578.499
mile3 1,071.438.487
in26 9,285.718.414
pipes2 714.298.216
return2 714.298.216
chiel3 1,071.438.202
game3 1,071.438.202
sheen2 714.298.115
sic6 2,142.868.102
show3 1,071.438.021
blawin2 714.298.016
ye'd2 714.297.920
muckle8 2,857.147.918
be5 1,785.717.845
here's2 714.297.647
chiels2 714.297.647
wid9 3,214.297.605
fear3 1,071.437.596
chin2 714.297.560
bag3 1,071.437.556
thing6 2,142.867.446
ye've2 714.297.313
tee2 714.297.313
quait2 714.297.157
wir6 2,142.867.037
drew2 714.297.007
were9 3,214.296.932
laist2 714.296.727
stopped2 714.296.660
socht2 714.296.467
licht4 1,428.576.383
done3 1,071.436.297
fore2 714.296.285
is8 2,857.146.232
man8 2,857.146.207
we4 1,428.576.004
div3 1,071.436.002
secret2 714.296.001
like15 5,357.145.997
pulled2 714.295.948
roch2 714.295.895
moon2 714.295.895
lead2 714.295.842
michty2 714.295.740
wis42 15,000.005.733
seen6 2,142.865.650
truth2 714.295.407
o41 14,642.865.363
hole2 714.295.362
hid9 3,214.295.029
breath2 714.295.023
fou2 714.294.983
sittin3 1,071.434.802
she7 2,500.004.791
fiddlers2 714.29nan
play3 1,071.434.719
looked3 1,071.434.698
seat2 714.294.682
they're2 714.294.682
tale2 714.294.474
hame6 2,142.864.217
at10 3,571.434.202
fingers2 714.294.187
mannie2 714.294.187
quite2 714.294.127
fa3 1,071.433.857
mine2 714.293.844
dark2 714.293.818
winna2 714.293.791
for24 8,571.433.782
drink2 714.293.739
watch2 714.293.713
twa8 2,857.143.672
thochts2 714.293.662
legs2 714.293.563
bi7 2,500.003.271
love2 714.293.244
speirt2 714.293.201
there3 1,071.433.170
fun2 714.293.118
loon2 714.293.018
leave2 714.292.998
place4 1,428.572.945
burn2 714.292.921
pair2 714.292.921
day2 714.292.890
high2 714.292.884
line2 714.292.740
lang6 2,142.862.686
men3 1,071.432.654
been2 714.292.522
one2 714.292.460
gang3 1,071.432.423
hae3 1,071.432.393
grun2 714.292.384
heard3 1,071.432.353
ma18 6,428.572.307
hiv3 1,071.432.276
up16 5,714.292.256
good2 714.292.253
tell4 1,428.572.213
free2 714.292.212
didna4 1,428.572.114
go3 1,071.431.837
wye3 1,071.431.806
hair2 714.291.662
turn2 714.291.621
can2 714.291.514
him11 3,928.571.498
wee9 3,214.291.440
hard2 714.291.431
felt2 714.291.378
get6 2,142.861.224
oor2 714.291.223
fae11 3,928.571.172
eneuch2 714.291.168
sin2 714.291.139
some2 714.291.114
as13 4,642.861.059
time3 1,071.430.943
aff2 714.290.922
will4 1,428.570.914
aye6 2,142.860.900
it28 10,000.000.851
are2 714.290.826
hear2 714.290.790
intae3 1,071.430.777
wisna2 714.290.643
awa2 714.290.621
if6 2,142.860.616
kin2 714.290.611
back4 1,428.570.601
room2 714.290.593
weel2 714.290.537
made3 1,071.430.438
tho2 714.290.411
micht3 1,071.430.378
ain2 714.290.331
set2 714.290.320
think3 1,071.430.305
mair7 2,500.000.270
did3 1,071.430.256
better2 714.290.235
three2 714.290.225
feirst2 714.29nan
it's3 1,071.430.274
e2 714.290.197
fowk5 1,785.710.160
her13 4,642.860.131
say2 714.290.098
ken3 1,071.430.081
me10 3,571.430.068
wi22 7,857.140.064
aboot9 3,214.290.057
could2 714.290.041
big2 714.290.033
again2 714.290.029
tae59 21,071.430.013
maist2 714.290.007
oot12 4,285.710.004
jist4 1,428.570.002
door2 714.290.002
on17 6,071.430.002