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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 34,285.71849.959
nick36 12,857.14351.864
eis19 6,785.71217.192
aat23 8,214.29171.197
a'll17 6,071.43104.659
wull22 7,857.1498.241
aul13 4,642.8693.032
ye'll15 5,357.1487.587
geed10 3,571.4380.372
wullie16 5,714.2978.559
played12 4,285.7168.746
nivir9 3,214.2967.442
dance11 3,928.5764.146
noo28 10,000.0055.247
bit35 12,500.0055.035
he'd11 3,928.5753.452
baith17 6,071.4347.986
they'd8 2,857.1446.067
so21 7,500.0045.728
fan13 4,642.8644.470
pipe7 2,500.0040.717
ye's4 1,428.5739.746
viry4 1,428.5739.746
bet6 2,142.8639.527
min7 2,500.0039.031
yer24 8,571.4337.741
takk7 2,500.0036.941
he60 21,428.5736.781
that3 1,071.4336.055
likk4 1,428.5735.035
beat6 2,142.8634.608
sicht9 3,214.2934.309
heed7 2,500.0033.254
o'er4 1,428.5732.991
neen6 2,142.8632.345
hooves4 1,428.5732.140
them21 7,500.0032.110
then17 6,071.4331.848
his42 15,000.0029.019
wife9 3,214.2928.778
roon12 4,285.7128.261
ye39 13,928.5726.745
av4 1,428.5726.608
sure8 2,857.1425.483
fairly5 1,785.7125.094
apon3 1,071.4324.971
jock7 2,500.0024.805
fit15 5,357.1424.451
nick's11 3,928.57nan
teen7 2,500.0024.220
geein3 1,071.4324.104
fair10 3,571.4323.943
a'm7 2,500.0023.460
feirt3 1,071.4323.350
anithir3 1,071.4323.350
souls3 1,071.4322.681
thocht13 4,642.8622.625
een12 4,285.7122.550
seal3 1,071.4322.082
an114 40,714.2921.659
hans3 1,071.4321.538
faist3 1,071.4321.538
eyn4 1,428.5720.968
syne11 3,928.5720.229
affa9 3,214.2920.118
richt15 5,357.1419.988
fleggin2 714.2919.872
trams2 714.2919.872
piping2 714.2919.872
g'wa2 714.2919.872
hell5 1,785.7119.645
aa18 6,428.5718.432
dee7 2,500.0018.333
pathie2 714.2918.151
jig2 714.2918.151
boo3 1,071.4318.106
stare3 1,071.4318.106
fires3 1,071.4318.106
deen4 1,428.5717.770
fiddles2 714.2916.971
jock's2 714.2916.971
soon5 1,785.7116.668
nae22 7,857.1416.565
gaan4 1,428.5716.419
crashin2 714.2916.069
abeen4 1,428.5716.019
lair3 1,071.4315.968
makk4 1,428.5715.923
gee3 1,071.4315.773
poem5 1,785.7115.435
demon2 714.2915.337
torment2 714.2915.337
they26 9,285.7115.162
tune3 1,071.4314.888
huddin2 714.2914.720
brakk2 714.2914.720
cam10 3,571.4314.629
am6 2,142.8614.509
dunt3 1,071.4314.417
ivir2 714.2914.188
blew3 1,071.4314.124
fate3 1,071.4313.845
look7 2,500.0013.754
reel2 714.2913.720
ca'd2 714.2913.720
piper2 714.2913.720
drones2 714.2913.720
han3 1,071.4313.711
filled3 1,071.4313.327
hips2 714.2913.303
stottin2 714.2913.303
doon17 6,071.4313.269
kent9 3,214.2913.018
a've3 1,071.4312.853
final3 1,071.4312.853
throu7 2,500.0012.852
steen3 1,071.4312.631
moo3 1,071.4312.313
win7 2,500.0012.216
here11 3,928.5712.094
couldna4 1,428.5711.468
stairt3 1,071.4311.460
stood4 1,428.5711.270
far7 2,500.0011.125
sook2 714.2910.990
afore11 3,928.5710.985
come9 3,214.2910.771
feet5 1,785.7110.349
screamin2 714.2910.208
we'll3 1,071.4310.147
gave3 1,071.4310.079
wintin2 714.2910.035
bleed2 714.2910.035
deed3 1,071.439.946
tunes2 714.299.871
their13 4,642.869.570
reed2 714.299.415
fyle2 714.299.140
skill2 714.299.140
drinks2 714.299.140
nicht8 2,857.149.040
aat's3 1,071.43nan
a110 39,285.719.027
darkness2 714.299.010
prince2 714.298.884
said11 3,928.578.843
grin2 714.298.762
soul2 714.298.762
speed2 714.298.644
see12 4,285.718.599
mile3 1,071.438.476
in26 9,285.718.457
game3 1,071.438.427
himsel4 1,428.578.423
bonnie4 1,428.578.423
return2 714.298.208
chiel3 1,071.438.145
sheen2 714.298.107
show3 1,071.438.100
sic6 2,142.868.049
ye'd2 714.297.912
be5 1,785.717.859
blawin2 714.297.819
muckle8 2,857.147.810
here's2 714.297.639
chiels2 714.297.639
bag3 1,071.437.585
chin2 714.297.553
wid9 3,214.297.527
fear3 1,071.437.426
thing6 2,142.867.396
ye've2 714.297.305
pipes2 714.297.149
quait2 714.297.149
drew2 714.296.999
wir6 2,142.866.946
were9 3,214.296.908
tee2 714.296.719
laist2 714.296.719
stopped2 714.296.652
socht2 714.296.460
licht4 1,428.576.348
man8 2,857.146.341
done3 1,071.436.317
is8 2,857.146.254
fore2 714.296.161
like15 5,357.146.160
we4 1,428.576.100
secret2 714.295.940
div3 1,071.435.935
moon2 714.295.887
pulled2 714.295.887
lead2 714.295.783
michty2 714.295.733
roch2 714.295.683
wis42 15,000.005.662
seen6 2,142.865.609
o41 14,642.865.496
truth2 714.295.445
hole2 714.295.354
breath2 714.295.139
hid9 3,214.295.007
fou2 714.294.937
play3 1,071.434.750
sittin3 1,071.434.750
fiddlers2 714.29nan
seat2 714.294.747
they're2 714.294.675
she7 2,500.004.634
looked3 1,071.434.627
tale2 714.294.500
at10 3,571.434.293
hame6 2,142.864.236
mannie2 714.294.180
quite2 714.294.120
fingers2 714.294.120
mine2 714.293.811
drink2 714.293.811
watch2 714.293.784
winna2 714.293.784
fa3 1,071.433.767
thochts2 714.293.732
dark2 714.293.706
twa8 2,857.143.612
for24 8,571.433.607
legs2 714.293.581
love2 714.293.415
bi7 2,500.003.256
speirt2 714.293.194
fun2 714.293.132
there3 1,071.433.125
leave2 714.293.051
loon2 714.292.915
burn2 714.292.915
pair2 714.292.896
line2 714.292.877
place4 1,428.572.871
ma18 6,428.572.870
high2 714.292.840
day2 714.292.830
men3 1,071.432.712
lang6 2,142.862.637
been2 714.292.493
one2 714.292.469
hae3 1,071.432.422
gang3 1,071.432.404
heard3 1,071.432.375
grun2 714.292.363
good2 714.292.319
up16 5,714.292.210
tell4 1,428.572.203
hiv3 1,071.432.184
free2 714.292.138
didna4 1,428.572.064
go3 1,071.431.877
wye3 1,071.431.745
hair2 714.291.678
turn2 714.291.646
can2 714.291.489
wee9 3,214.291.476
him11 3,928.571.467
hard2 714.291.462
felt2 714.291.382
get6 2,142.861.301
fae11 3,928.571.251
oor2 714.291.245
sin2 714.291.141
eneuch2 714.291.126
some2 714.291.117
as13 4,642.861.113
will4 1,428.570.937
aff2 714.290.927
time3 1,071.430.915
it28 10,000.000.772
aye6 2,142.860.764
are2 714.290.751
hear2 714.290.738
intae3 1,071.430.722
if6 2,142.860.683
awa2 714.290.674
kin2 714.290.612
back4 1,428.570.597
wisna2 714.290.585
room2 714.290.543
weel2 714.290.540
made3 1,071.430.450
tho2 714.290.408
micht3 1,071.430.357
ain2 714.290.335
think3 1,071.430.297
feirst2 714.29nan
set2 714.290.301
it's3 1,071.430.268
did3 1,071.430.268
better2 714.290.259
mair7 2,500.000.244
three2 714.290.205
e2 714.290.190
her13 4,642.860.159
fowk5 1,785.710.140
me10 3,571.430.135
ken3 1,071.430.092
say2 714.290.071
aboot9 3,214.290.048
wi22 7,857.140.047
could2 714.290.041
big2 714.290.040
again2 714.290.022
tae59 21,071.430.021
maist2 714.290.008
jist4 1,428.570.007
on17 6,071.430.005
oot12 4,285.710.005
door2 714.290.001