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Robertson, Colin

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,877
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,257
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.084
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, o, a, in, is, ti, for, it, at,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 81 - Wildlaw
Lallans Magazine (2012-12) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (2,568 words)

Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (1,309 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 16,249.68186.894
yirth18 4,642.77172.394
law26 6,706.22164.716
actioun12 3,095.18127.598
ack13 3,353.11118.014
beiss11 2,837.2593.001
naitur12 3,095.1884.607
til28 7,222.0882.597
laws11 2,837.2577.223
wul14 3,611.0477.022
tairm8 2,063.4572.466
of32 8,253.8062.078
monie15 3,868.9761.387
naitral8 2,063.4560.143
mukkil11 2,837.2558.737
is69 17,797.2756.811
earth11 2,837.2554.543
plants8 2,063.4552.323
haes25 6,448.2852.035
soud7 1,805.5251.120
nature8 2,063.4547.903
environmental5 1,289.6647.731
lawers5 1,289.6647.731
cheynge5 1,289.6645.529
nories5 1,289.6643.756
for59 15,217.9543.727
he4 1,031.7343.007
wildlaw17 4,384.83nan
areddies7 1,805.5243.277
legal7 1,805.5242.859
bodie11 2,837.2541.971
ir13 3,353.1140.767
philosophie4 1,031.7339.876
becum5 1,289.6639.842
steids5 1,289.6638.827
aroun5 1,289.6636.298
leivin5 1,289.6636.298
intil12 3,095.1835.399
wes19 4,900.7035.391
kis7 1,805.5234.322
oorsels7 1,805.5234.107
ceities4 1,031.7333.811
lawburrows12 3,095.18nan
acks4 1,031.7333.811
species6 1,547.5933.744
modren8 2,063.4531.661
yit8 2,063.4530.186
an158 40,753.1629.710
rights4 1,031.7329.655
directive3 773.7929.162
mainstreamin3 773.7929.162
new16 4,126.9028.614
wurd5 1,289.6628.552
mother5 1,289.6627.307
declaration5 1,289.6627.020
lives6 1,547.5927.003
leive4 1,031.7326.966
juistice3 773.7926.938
communitie3 773.7926.938
salbe3 773.7926.938
thir12 3,095.1826.637
www5 1,289.6625.951
sum7 1,805.5225.552
wild6 1,547.5924.940
whilk6 1,547.5924.654
maid4 1,031.7324.547
lairger3 773.7924.122
skowth3 773.7924.122
balance4 1,031.7323.758
bi18 4,642.7723.245
concep3 773.7923.105
raellie3 773.7923.105
constitution3 773.7923.105
his4 1,031.7322.831
ferr4 1,031.7322.082
thai9 2,321.3821.892
pairliament4 1,031.7320.709
pert4 1,031.7320.462
argied3 773.7920.223
r9 2,321.3819.725
hou9 2,321.3819.202
norie3 773.7919.186
to17 4,384.8319.075
americkie2 515.8618.623
personis2 515.8618.623
ande2 515.8618.623
saufin2 515.8618.623
dede2 515.8618.623
cheena2 515.8618.623
peyment2 515.8618.623
court4 1,031.7318.543
scotlan4 1,031.7318.177
what10 2,579.3117.389
wey14 3,611.0417.257
conceps2 515.8616.905
anglicised2 515.8616.905
amounts2 515.8616.905
statute2 515.8616.905
concairn2 515.8616.905
lawborrowis6 1,547.59nan
haillie2 515.8616.905
yearhunner2 515.8616.905
s10 2,579.3116.461
we34 8,769.6716.274
environment3 773.7916.267
spellin5 1,289.6616.097
seems6 1,547.5915.856
perks2 515.8615.727
seistems2 515.8615.727
implies2 515.8615.727
inglan2 515.8615.727
adaptit2 515.8615.727
sik3 773.7915.723
the284 73,252.5115.621
ithin3 773.7915.469
warld8 2,063.4515.420
ettils2 515.8614.826
poleitical2 515.8614.826
faimilie2 515.8614.826
impack2 515.8614.826
threips2 515.8614.826
connach2 515.8614.826
proteck2 515.8614.826
deifferent5 1,289.66nan
courts2 515.8614.826
argies2 515.8614.826
unitit3 773.7914.554
at46 11,864.8414.464
in92 23,729.6914.425
skreivit2 515.8614.096
legislative2 515.8614.096
jurisprudence4 1,031.73nan
intress2 515.8614.096
planet4 1,031.7313.959
weill-kent2 515.8613.482
forby6 1,547.5913.221
tairms2 515.8612.952
vizzie2 515.8612.952
violent2 515.8612.952
scottis3 773.7912.920
forms3 773.7912.765
raisit4 1,031.73nan
human5 1,289.6612.563
idea5 1,289.6612.508
launscape2 515.8612.486
o113 29,146.2512.212
kinch2 515.8612.070
increasin2 515.8612.070
mebbies3 773.7911.789
types2 515.8611.695
existin2 515.8611.695
creatin2 515.8611.695
subjeck3 773.7911.663
ukela4 1,031.73nan
ideas3 773.7911.419
zealand2 515.8611.354
atweill2 515.8611.354
consairvation4 1,031.73nan
bydes2 515.8612.070
sae16 4,126.9011.151
life9 2,321.3811.056
warkin3 773.7910.646
everie4 1,031.73nan
seeminlie2 515.8610.481
ye8 2,063.4510.411
principle2 515.8610.230
innin2 515.8610.230
appeal2 515.8610.230
launscapes3 773.79nan
thrang3 773.7910.250
cumin2 515.8610.230
been17 4,384.8310.102
pits3 773.799.972
whein2 515.869.773
there2 515.869.512
hundreth3 773.79nan
sindrie2 515.869.178
thowsand3 773.79nan
up5 1,289.668.956
securitie3 773.79nan
pittin4 1,031.738.873
keepin3 773.798.844
sa2 515.868.829
oot6 1,547.598.590
effeck2 515.868.510
awthegither2 515.868.510
case4 1,031.738.436
richts3 773.798.363
muir2 515.868.360
habitats3 773.79nan
fekfu3 773.79nan
raicent2 515.868.360
eik2 515.868.360
wulness3 773.79nan
orra3 773.798.298
isna4 1,031.738.149
skaith2 515.867.945
ongaun2 515.867.817
legislation2 515.867.817
nou6 1,547.597.805
gien6 1,547.597.783
future3 773.797.693
bodies3 773.797.693
nations2 515.867.693
exist2 515.867.573
among2 515.867.345
name6 1,547.597.305
lord3 773.797.259
year9 2,321.387.193
thinkin4 1,031.737.162
effect2 515.867.131
context2 515.867.131
craiturs2 515.867.029
plant2 515.867.029
needs3 773.796.959
instance2 515.866.930
juist9 2,321.386.886
kinna3 773.796.863
presairve3 773.79nan
party2 515.866.739
rael2 515.866.648
texts2 515.866.558
called2 515.866.558
humans2 515.866.558
or23 5,932.426.557
involved2 515.866.472
provide2 515.866.472
mey2 515.866.387
back2 515.866.283
guid10 2,579.316.247
form3 773.796.162
roun2 515.866.145
becam2 515.866.068
airt3 773.795.964
wi17 4,384.835.877
international2 515.865.848
weys3 773.795.702
wurds2 515.865.641
inglis3 773.795.594
redd2 515.865.575
seem3 773.795.524
generations2 515.865.510
thaim9 2,321.385.501
all4 1,031.735.442
resairves2 515.86nan
souerte2 515.86nan
ane9 2,321.385.437
process2 515.865.264
wabsteid2 515.865.091
complenit2 515.86nan
loss2 515.865.147
fash2 515.865.091
bring3 773.795.065
affcum2 515.86nan
fore2 515.865.035
fowk12 3,095.185.012
shaws2 515.864.927
over2 515.864.927
not3 773.794.854
its10 2,579.314.784
eimagine2 515.86nan
like4 1,031.734.766
makin3 773.794.738
accoont2 515.864.575
system2 515.864.436
wee3 773.794.272
hae16 4,126.904.173
gin7 1,805.524.079
war7 1,805.524.059
tyme2 515.863.789
national3 773.793.747
by2 515.863.706
can11 2,837.253.580
forrit3 773.793.498
day3 773.793.444
kennin2 515.863.387
as33 8,511.743.235
order2 515.863.121
stap2 515.863.038
uk2 515.863.038
european2 515.863.011
thare3 773.792.883
act2 515.862.830
but22 5,674.492.802
daein3 773.792.787
tua2 515.86nan
enjey2 515.86nan
uised2 515.862.756
kintra2 515.862.662
fu2 515.862.548
enackit2 515.86nan
doun4 1,031.732.732
presumpcioun2 515.86nan
our2 515.862.593
strang2 515.862.505
aff2 515.862.461
cultural2 515.862.441
half2 515.862.441
thair7 1,805.522.434
trees2 515.862.399
week-en2 515.86nan
auld9 2,321.382.416
has4 1,031.732.356
means2 515.862.298
social2 515.862.279
report2 515.862.279
er2 515.862.240
throu4 1,031.732.235
na3 773.792.109
tak6 1,547.592.045
ilk2 515.862.022
disna2 515.861.988
verra2 515.861.906
staunardised2 515.86nan
afore2 515.861.869
able2 515.861.826
scotland7 1,805.521.774
thegither3 773.791.671
oor9 2,321.381.664
local2 515.861.608
a101 26,051.071.547
us8 2,063.451.488
north2 515.861.476
ilka3 773.791.439
every2 515.861.438
itsel2 515.861.438
taen3 773.791.305
with2 515.861.274
t5 1,289.661.254
aboot8 2,063.451.236
than2 515.861.221
see9 2,321.381.115
weill2 515.860.977
siller2 515.860.959
ower6 1,547.590.910
need3 773.790.821
haed5 1,289.660.802
wife2 515.860.789
are3 773.790.783
brocht2 515.860.775
lawborrow2 515.86nan
ecuador2 515.86nan
frae10 2,579.310.750
first2 515.860.728
have2 515.860.711
anither4 1,031.730.650
it51 13,154.500.639
read2 515.860.631
pursuer2 515.86nan
leid4 1,031.730.634
syne4 1,031.730.619
thocht2 515.860.617
manance2 515.86nan
i19 4,900.700.613
practeical2 515.86nan
mean2 515.860.594
better3 773.790.557
enackin2 515.86nan
aw7 1,805.520.544
onie2 515.860.509
ecosystems2 515.86nan
ither3 773.790.506
eneuch2 515.860.472
whan3 773.790.460
efter3 773.790.456
mair10 2,579.310.453
fearit2 515.86nan
days3 773.790.440
john2 515.860.423
mak2 515.860.414
micht4 1,031.730.406
did2 515.860.394
think2 515.860.367
no12 3,095.180.364
said4 1,031.730.348
maist4 1,031.730.331
thon4 1,031.730.316
be22 5,674.490.311
watter2 515.860.307
dis3 773.790.304
that35 9,027.600.295
still2 515.860.295
legislatioun2 515.86nan
wha3 773.790.276
and28 7,222.080.229
scots15 3,868.970.222
whaur2 515.860.215
richt4 1,031.730.192
nor2 515.860.179
fin2 515.860.165
time6 1,547.590.118
yirth-centred2 515.86nan
lang5 1,289.660.267
pit4 1,031.730.096
which2 515.860.088
side2 515.860.078
this14 3,611.040.049
dae5 1,289.660.041
while2 515.860.039
cullinan2 515.86nan
on23 5,932.420.043
here4 1,031.730.019
thing2 515.860.019
merkis2 515.86nan
atween2 515.860.018
wad4 1,031.730.013
mind3 773.790.011
things2 515.860.007
gie3 773.790.005
place2 515.860.005
ony3 773.790.000
e2 515.860.000