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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 18,066.85205.970
wiz36 32,520.33197.527
dugs10 9,033.4270.781
he45 40,650.4168.879
his29 26,196.9343.368
grun8 7,226.7443.067
kirk7 6,323.4033.394
loon6 5,420.0531.048
felt7 6,323.4030.857
wraith3 2,710.0330.512
jumper3 2,710.0330.512
aroon6 5,420.0526.281
dairt2 1,806.6823.572
kaint2 1,806.6821.848
pike2 1,806.6821.848
ging4 3,613.3721.808
mcdougal9 8,130.08nan
airm4 3,613.3721.242
dug5 4,516.7120.954
bluid4 3,613.3720.431
abdy2 1,806.6819.759
laist3 2,710.0318.022
eldritch2 1,806.6817.869
wee11 9,936.7717.101
naewye2 1,806.6816.977
deil3 2,710.0316.633
kirkyard2 1,806.6815.636
patrick2 1,806.6815.106
onymair2 1,806.6815.106
lookit3 2,710.0314.899
gings2 1,806.6814.638
fell4 3,613.3714.442
auld8 7,226.7414.120
man7 6,323.4014.053
corp2 1,806.6813.843
een6 5,420.0513.775
deith2 1,806.6813.667
strength2 1,806.6813.183
cuid4 3,613.3713.102
grave2 1,806.6813.034
ower10 9,033.4212.904
tall2 1,806.6812.244
hoose6 5,420.0511.926
burnin2 1,806.6811.588
followed2 1,806.6811.489
shouted2 1,806.6810.777
windaes2 1,806.6810.541
affa4 3,613.379.843
hide2 1,806.689.721
tae40 36,133.699.447
doors2 1,806.689.370
gaan2 1,806.689.260
through4 3,613.379.104
leg2 1,806.689.100
pals2 1,806.689.049
neck2 1,806.688.898
cross2 1,806.688.801
it4 3,613.378.654
skin2 1,806.688.186
doon8 7,226.748.171
great3 2,710.038.115
pentagram3 2,710.03nan
fa3 2,710.038.470
twa6 5,420.057.769
corner2 1,806.687.523
the87 78,590.797.511
hiz3 2,710.037.493
dark2 1,806.687.052
jist6 5,420.056.825
saw3 2,710.036.530
hiv3 2,710.036.441
oot11 9,936.776.285
since2 1,806.686.221
feart2 1,806.686.086
awa5 4,516.715.854
that4 3,613.375.847
wye3 2,710.035.825
toon2 1,806.685.632
and2 1,806.685.527
windae2 1,806.685.234
in9 8,130.084.865
run2 1,806.684.865
something2 1,806.684.791
is2 1,806.684.774
deid2 1,806.684.718
bit7 6,323.404.306
twaul2 1,806.68nan
back6 5,420.054.211
him7 6,323.404.025
up9 8,130.084.014
for2 1,806.683.995
mangilt2 1,806.68nan
fae7 6,323.403.770
fan2 1,806.683.575
thocht3 2,710.032.810
deidkist2 1,806.68nan
get4 3,613.373.095
hid4 3,613.372.799
s4 3,613.372.680
an37 33,423.672.468
i3 2,710.032.374
only2 1,806.682.282
far2 1,806.682.210
by4 3,613.372.201
left2 1,806.682.109
then3 2,710.032.075
roon2 1,806.681.988
thing2 1,806.681.988
yer4 3,613.371.653
on4 3,613.371.392
aa4 3,613.371.344
ve2 1,806.681.182
said3 2,710.031.132
at10 9,033.421.033
come2 1,806.680.917
or2 1,806.680.883
sae3 2,710.030.756
them3 2,710.030.731
aboot2 1,806.680.602
nae2 1,806.680.490
fit2 1,806.680.480
they3 2,710.030.436
here2 1,806.680.417
a29 26,196.930.369
afore2 1,806.680.312
like2 1,806.680.311
there2 1,806.680.278
are2 1,806.680.246
wi7 6,323.400.217
ye7 6,323.400.189
aff2 1,806.680.181
some2 1,806.680.127
as6 5,420.050.097
aye2 1,806.680.082
fowk2 1,806.680.064
see2 1,806.680.029
ma5 4,516.710.027
intae2 1,806.680.009
o23 20,776.870.001
breeth2 1,806.68nan
time2 1,806.680.001