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Armstrong, Kate

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,338
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 597
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.241
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, o, tae, a, in, his, sae, be, i,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea
Lallans Magazine (2001-03 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (1,338 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
fer12 8,968.6159.091
sae15 11,210.7633.221
aathing4 2,989.5423.256
ensample2 1,494.7722.819
palins2 1,494.7721.095
thon's3 2,242.1520.951
willna2 1,494.7719.913
forbye4 2,989.5417.814
gait3 2,242.1517.754
aye10 7,473.8416.508
the115 85,949.1816.315
brawest2 1,494.7716.227
plain3 2,242.1515.987
cooncil4 2,989.5415.535
thraw2 1,494.7715.501
an59 44,095.6715.072
toon4 2,989.5414.872
ever4 2,989.5414.158
wid8 5,979.0714.118
angel2 1,494.7713.475
has5 3,736.9212.698
langsyne2 1,494.7712.595
spak3 2,242.1512.393
frae10 7,473.8412.295
he'll2 1,494.7712.292
cost2 1,494.7712.292
wis3 2,242.1512.202
whilie2 1,494.7711.878
rowth2 1,494.7711.274
sic5 3,736.9211.258
sune2 1,494.7710.953
luik3 2,242.1510.920
smilin2 1,494.7710.851
will6 4,484.3010.298
yae3 2,242.159.419
faither4 2,989.549.351
ithers3 2,242.158.934
bonny3 2,242.158.908
sud2 1,494.778.875
white3 2,242.158.684
neither2 1,494.778.591
ain6 4,484.308.245
win4 2,989.548.187
whit's2 1,494.778.179
siller3 2,242.158.044
new5 3,736.927.985
a23 17,189.847.974
efter6 4,484.307.735
lest2 1,494.777.394
hoo3 2,242.157.151
kennin2 1,494.777.023
thole2 1,494.776.920
sin3 2,242.156.843
are6 4,484.306.702
s3 2,242.156.688
o42 31,390.136.623
wantin2 1,494.776.472
laddie2 1,494.776.297
there's2 1,494.776.241
fu2 1,494.776.158
ilka3 2,242.155.963
yaised2 1,494.775.921
man5 3,736.925.828
gang3 2,242.155.739
toun2 1,494.775.560
ilk'ane3 2,242.15nan
oor6 4,484.305.514
strechtwise3 2,242.15nan
och2 1,494.775.493
his15 11,210.765.490
done2 1,494.775.383
fowk6 4,484.305.139
thon4 2,989.545.078
gin4 2,989.544.979
takin2 1,494.774.923
her2 1,494.774.894
gairden2 1,494.774.814
thinkin2 1,494.774.778
tak4 2,989.544.571
hermann3 2,242.15nan
be13 9,715.994.576
maun3 2,242.154.532
forrit2 1,494.774.411
whae2 1,494.774.349
no8 5,979.074.262
hoose4 2,989.544.198
naethin2 1,494.774.113
him8 5,979.074.076
place3 2,242.154.048
haein2 1,494.774.029
wha3 2,242.153.856
but10 7,473.843.494
it9 6,726.463.427
braw2 1,494.773.403
guid4 2,989.543.295
that's2 1,494.773.203
jist5 3,736.923.183
graithins2 1,494.77nan
fire2 1,494.773.644
times2 1,494.773.123
canna2 1,494.772.999
by5 3,736.922.937
them5 3,736.922.823
i13 9,715.992.822
ma10 7,473.842.790
wark2 1,494.772.660
they2 1,494.772.566
whit6 4,484.302.559
thae2 1,494.772.085
hae6 4,484.302.065
muckle3 2,242.151.986
set2 1,494.771.874
ye11 8,221.231.784
went2 1,494.771.745
bairns2 1,494.771.729
or2 1,494.771.641
on12 8,968.611.491
lang3 2,242.151.467
he8 5,979.071.333
noo4 2,989.541.267
aboot2 1,494.771.222
gaun2 1,494.771.220
we3 2,242.151.211
fine2 1,494.771.176
this3 2,242.151.023
bein2 1,494.770.978
nor2 1,494.770.972
pothecar2 1,494.77nan
syne2 1,494.770.960
tae34 25,411.060.937
whaur2 1,494.770.909
us3 2,242.150.803
there2 1,494.770.705
auld3 2,242.150.697
it's2 1,494.770.684
ony2 1,494.770.677
mak2 1,494.770.675
as6 4,484.300.659
thocht2 1,494.770.517
can3 2,242.150.400
that11 8,221.230.389
wi12 8,968.610.365
nae5 3,736.920.335
oot7 5,231.690.314
see3 2,242.150.307
up4 2,989.540.277
their3 2,242.150.205
is7 5,231.690.203
day2 1,494.770.142
were2 1,494.770.125
its2 1,494.770.102
been2 1,494.770.089
like4 2,989.540.069
yer2 1,494.770.057
ken2 1,494.770.050
in20 14,947.680.037
at9 6,726.460.017
me4 2,989.540.014
some2 1,494.770.011
ower3 2,242.150.000