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Law, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,013
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 777
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.591
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, ti, a, an, in, at, for, scots, as,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 56 - Editorial
Lallans Magazine (2000-03-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (2,013 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
ti63 31,296.57260.050
lallans8 3,974.1752.058
thay12 5,961.2547.086
screivers5 2,483.8538.520
editorial4 1,987.0834.781
quaisten4 1,987.0833.314
thair14 6,954.7932.535
issues5 2,483.8532.529
comatee6 2,980.6331.831
editor5 2,483.8531.530
members4 1,987.0830.072
sindrie4 1,987.0828.477
scots25 12,419.2728.421
quaistens3 1,490.3126.084
variety4 1,987.0825.762
we'll5 2,483.8525.171
report6 2,980.6324.834
issue4 1,987.0823.562
he2 993.5422.372
spellin5 2,483.8522.350
leiterarie3 1,490.3122.126
we'r3 1,490.3121.729
census4 1,987.0821.407
recommends2 993.5421.196
editor's2 993.5421.196
creitical2 993.5421.196
pruve2 993.5421.196
transcription2 993.5421.196
finnd4 1,987.0820.332
haes11 5,464.4820.201
waant3 1,490.3120.066
ar5 2,483.8519.187
shuirlie3 1,490.3119.011
byde3 1,490.3118.547
walin3 1,490.3118.547
kynds2 993.5418.293
herein2 993.5418.293
leetit2 993.5418.293
tate2 993.5418.293
pairliament3 1,490.3117.528
onie6 2,980.6316.682
waants2 993.5416.655
swiss2 993.5416.655
at30 14,903.1316.553
aa14 6,954.7916.546
allouin2 993.5416.037
lang-term2 993.5416.037
law4 1,987.0815.593
merked2 993.5415.504
we'v2 993.5415.504
will9 4,470.9415.283
practice3 1,490.3115.124
amang5 2,483.8515.105
strenth2 993.5415.034
chyces2 993.5415.034
journal2 993.5415.034
whyles3 1,490.3114.884
debate3 1,490.3114.884
dictionary3 1,490.3114.768
nories2 993.5414.615
the'r4 1,987.0814.332
burns's2 993.5414.236
inglis4 1,987.0814.115
for26 12,916.0514.033
pages3 1,490.3114.016
micht8 3,974.1713.941
elephant2 993.5413.891
this20 9,935.4213.664
fail2 993.5413.281
takkin4 1,987.0813.032
burns4 1,987.0813.032
survey2 993.5413.009
rws2 993.5413.009
o66 32,786.8912.700
fowk11 5,464.4812.634
scowth2 993.5412.515
laest2 993.5412.515
leivin2 993.5412.515
guid9 4,470.9412.468
ain9 4,470.9412.341
whit's3 1,490.3112.229
response2 993.5412.077
allou2 993.5411.876
scholars2 993.5411.876
tait2 993.5411.502
ettle3 1,490.3111.421
theme2 993.5411.328
ithers4 1,987.0811.175
screivin2 993.5411.002
offert2 993.5411.002
its9 4,470.9410.888
haedna2 993.5410.849
she2 993.5410.241
collogue2 993.5410.164
wrate2 993.5410.164
lenth2 993.5410.164
material2 993.5410.041
ploy2 993.5410.041
ongaun2 993.5410.041
thare4 1,987.0810.014
mair12 5,961.259.945
chynges2 993.549.922
uised3 1,490.319.594
speakers3 1,490.319.337
we18 8,941.889.321
thae5 2,483.859.250
throu5 2,483.859.214
airts3 1,490.319.132
whit12 5,961.258.931
wad8 3,974.178.914
frae11 5,464.488.877
cuid4 1,987.088.543
shuid3 1,490.318.493
pynts2 993.548.402
heffalump3 1,490.31nan
twa-three2 993.548.402
result2 993.548.402
nummer3 1,490.318.253
spellins2 993.548.250
isna3 1,490.317.897
john4 1,987.087.846
settin2 993.547.762
thairsels2 993.547.697
cover2 993.547.697
gie6 2,980.637.589
hoosehaud2 993.547.572
mibbie2 993.547.572
as23 11,425.737.486
ordnar2 993.547.391
needin2 993.547.391
itsel3 1,490.317.258
leuk3 1,490.317.151
monie3 1,490.316.893
nou4 1,987.086.815
wrocht2 993.546.750
nocht2 993.546.654
pairts2 993.546.210
worth2 993.546.087
up2 993.546.029
future2 993.545.931
til5 2,483.855.914
tho4 1,987.085.857
saicont2 993.545.855
dae7 3,477.405.756
ye4 1,987.085.740
ye'll2 993.545.501
yet3 1,490.315.490
anent3 1,490.315.472
space2 993.545.435
whaur5 2,483.855.348
maun4 1,987.085.293
pynt2 993.544.893
hail2 993.544.893
mak5 2,483.854.805
airt2 993.544.679
no11 5,464.484.659
his5 2,483.854.639
uise2 993.544.385
whan6 2,980.634.317
hou3 1,490.314.168
bi6 2,980.634.021
end3 1,490.314.005
be17 8,445.113.868
leid4 1,987.083.847
bittie2 993.543.739
sae7 3,477.403.503
abuin2 993.543.390
ane5 2,483.853.370
national2 993.543.231
story2 993.543.126
forrit2 993.543.068
some6 2,980.632.757
it's4 1,987.082.621
bit2 993.542.539
daein2 993.542.493
education2 993.542.449
variance2 993.54nan
the134 66,567.312.440
faur2 993.542.383
words2 993.542.289
language4 1,987.082.196
muckle4 1,987.082.125
eneuch2 993.542.019
that's2 993.542.001
hae8 3,974.171.918
us5 2,483.851.830
wey4 1,987.081.812
says3 1,490.311.711
wark2 993.541.483
gang2 993.541.424
that15 7,451.561.311
made3 1,490.311.295
thon3 1,490.311.258
pairt2 993.541.209
sayed3 1,490.311.190
war3 1,490.311.158
ither4 1,987.081.111
maist3 1,490.311.109
new3 1,490.311.102
thir2 993.541.042
wis16 7,948.341.036
in37 18,380.530.977
set2 993.540.908
juist3 1,490.310.861
or9 4,470.940.843
better2 993.540.772
sic2 993.540.731
ken4 1,987.080.722
it20 9,935.420.657
a53 26,328.860.641
first3 1,490.310.633
wi18 8,941.880.574
ower3 1,490.310.557
is15 7,451.560.510
time5 2,483.850.483
scottish2 993.540.435
oor4 1,987.080.393
nor2 993.540.271
syne2 993.540.267
oot10 4,967.710.261
can4 1,987.080.253
efter3 1,490.310.225
auld2 993.540.187
weel3 1,490.310.184
see4 1,987.080.173
t2 993.540.163
been3 1,490.310.144
awa3 1,490.310.141
gin2 993.540.131
think2 993.540.125
yer3 1,490.310.108
nae5 2,483.850.095
like6 2,980.630.084
tak2 993.540.083
year2 993.540.070
gree'd2 993.54nan
on14 6,954.790.213
come2 993.540.051
by-leids2 993.54nan
pit2 993.540.033
say2 993.540.026
an50 24,838.550.022
aye3 1,490.310.008
thaim2 993.540.003
but8 3,974.170.002
lang2 993.540.000
aboot6 2,980.630.000