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Travers, Martin

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,076
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 777
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.672
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - a, the, an, tae, iona, ae, in, ma, at, hit,

List of texts in corpus

A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter
Scots Language Centre (2021-09-16 August 10 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as script (2,076 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
iona38 18,304.43453.019
fritter19 9,152.22229.124
hit23 11,079.00101.674
ae35 16,859.3499.548
zander10 4,816.9695.704
listens9 4,335.2692.082
frazer7 3,371.8781.273
phone14 6,743.7481.175
fir17 8,188.8256.874
a'm11 5,298.6552.640
bus9 4,335.2648.449
a121 58,285.1647.523
fantoush5 2,408.4847.216
campbell6 2,890.1745.813
shoud6 2,890.1744.041
a'd7 3,371.8742.668
fry4 1,926.7838.804
glesgae4 1,926.7838.804
buin4 1,926.7837.533
git10 4,816.9635.399
date6 2,890.1732.341
sichs3 1,445.0930.685
he's6 2,890.1729.798
peirie3 1,445.0929.102
lik10 4,816.9628.712
waiter4 1,926.7828.699
stap6 2,890.1727.334
fond4 1,926.7825.616
aye15 7,225.4323.966
daed3 1,445.0922.902
ma26 12,524.0822.554
bite4 1,926.7822.021
waiters2 963.3921.122
haufers2 963.3921.122
bowsie2 963.3921.122
accent4 1,926.7820.980
aw18 8,670.5220.684
mooth5 2,408.4820.307
cin3 1,445.0920.253
slaggin2 963.3919.400
heels3 1,445.0918.901
cuil2 963.3918.219
haiverin2 963.3918.219
actor2 963.3918.219
gae5 2,408.4817.938
taks5 2,408.4817.716
it7 3,371.8717.413
laddie's2 963.3917.315
chairacters2 963.3917.315
bluidy3 1,445.0916.885
lauchs2 963.3916.581
naw6 2,890.1716.414
at's4 1,926.7816.214
ye'd3 1,445.0915.946
ye'll4 1,926.7815.858
thay6 2,890.1715.542
irvine2 963.3915.430
hot3 1,445.0915.396
alter2 963.3914.961
shoots2 963.3914.961
pootch2 963.3914.961
in't2 963.3914.961
hou6 2,890.1714.944
bes3 1,445.0914.326
wrack2 963.3914.163
scunnersome2 963.3914.163
mither7 3,371.8714.013
e'en3 1,445.0914.010
cauld6 2,890.1713.982
dates2 963.3913.818
cams2 963.3913.818
ledder2 963.3913.501
jean's5 2,408.48nan
doun6 2,890.1713.402
name6 2,890.1713.280
lager2 963.3913.208
i2 963.3913.041
awfu3 1,445.0912.577
thin3 1,445.0911.980
ivery3 1,445.0911.443
vyce3 1,445.0911.443
burnt2 963.3911.430
faut2 963.3911.256
andra2 963.3911.089
he6 2,890.1711.088
muck2 963.3910.930
roll2 963.3910.930
hit's2 963.3910.930
soonds3 1,445.0910.727
a'll3 1,445.0910.562
wan6 2,890.1710.229
bet2 963.3910.220
makkin4 1,926.789.912
nicht7 3,371.879.568
laddie3 1,445.099.319
dreams2 963.399.305
us9 4,335.269.085
talk3 1,445.098.991
seiven2 963.398.656
wis9 4,335.268.646
blether2 963.398.572
oh4 1,926.788.306
twa-three2 963.398.254
frae11 5,298.658.206
masel4 1,926.788.048
hits2 963.397.758
no13 6,262.047.716
happent2 963.397.692
caur2 963.397.502
luve2 963.397.441
twinty2 963.397.441
pits2 963.397.322
erse2 963.397.322
mair11 5,298.657.281
needin2 963.397.264
lasagne3 1,445.09nan
gat2 963.397.095
thon6 2,890.177.057
we2 963.397.033
gaes2 963.396.987
gittin2 963.396.934
bleester4 1,926.78nan
at26 12,524.089.467
leuk3 1,445.096.822
table3 1,445.096.722
aff8 3,853.566.647
showman3 1,445.09nan
whit's2 963.396.585
but2 963.396.565
the94 45,279.386.457
fand2 963.396.401
faimily2 963.396.356
gaun5 2,408.486.347
sax2 963.396.269
ye're2 963.396.101
whan7 3,371.876.095
hauf3 1,445.095.875
lines2 963.395.863
ettlin2 963.395.863
hae11 5,298.655.553
ya2 963.395.468
yer9 4,335.265.383
names2 963.395.209
raither2 963.395.147
morn2 963.394.969
ken7 3,371.874.966
mean3 1,445.094.939
pynt2 963.394.828
watch2 963.394.746
mynd2 963.394.719
his20 9,633.914.594
acause2 963.394.564
ye19 9,152.224.557
wi8 3,853.564.462
deep2 963.394.119
anely2 963.394.012
from2 963.393.971
zander's2 963.39nan
fair-faced2 963.39nan
end3 1,445.093.825
bi6 2,890.173.820
hear3 1,445.093.732
you8 3,853.563.729
rin2 963.393.622
nou3 1,445.093.586
across2 963.393.568
bill3 1,445.093.564
awa6 2,890.173.468
broon2 963.393.446
tellin2 963.393.379
she17 8,188.823.375
wey5 2,408.483.354
askt2 963.39nan
say5 2,408.483.794
thair5 2,408.483.317
road3 1,445.093.253
unner2 963.393.127
as7 3,371.873.096
white2 963.392.939
mebbe2 963.392.925
fair3 1,445.092.916
dinna3 1,445.092.812
is19 9,152.222.620
thare2 963.392.542
hert2 963.392.438
her6 2,890.172.400
neist2 963.392.394
efter5 2,408.482.331
hame4 1,926.782.284
year4 1,926.782.273
haed4 1,926.782.142
juist4 1,926.782.142
ower8 3,853.562.012
leart2 963.39nan
muckle4 1,926.781.998
wha3 1,445.091.987
says3 1,445.091.827
life3 1,445.091.760
canna2 963.391.756
richt5 2,408.481.655
r2 963.391.640
big3 1,445.091.571
niver2 963.391.560
auld5 2,408.481.510
cannae2 963.391.417
twa5 2,408.481.395
anither3 1,445.091.389
wirds2 963.391.347
hale2 963.391.274
breithes2 963.39nan
whit7 3,371.871.260
your2 963.391.245
iona's2 963.39nan
ain4 1,926.781.224
bit3 1,445.091.210
aboot9 4,335.261.113
up11 5,298.651.012
in27 13,005.780.965
throu2 963.390.963
mak3 1,445.090.913
atween2 963.390.822
on16 7,707.130.715
my3 1,445.090.709
last2 963.390.649
just2 963.390.649
intae5 2,408.480.579
or5 2,408.480.555
him4 1,926.780.459
tae49 23,603.080.428
time5 2,408.480.424
gaed2 963.390.416
haes3 1,445.090.399
like4 1,926.780.395
back3 1,445.090.392
oot7 3,371.870.361
than3 1,445.090.309
me8 3,853.560.275
had2 963.390.271
fit3 1,445.090.270
wad3 1,445.090.215
be9 4,335.260.208
kent2 963.390.171
sae4 1,926.780.158
nae5 2,408.480.149
to2 963.390.116
dinghy2 963.39nan
an51 24,566.470.118
maist2 963.390.101
afore2 963.390.092
weel2 963.390.086
ony2 963.390.085
again2 963.390.076
see3 1,445.090.032
thocht2 963.390.026
first2 963.390.011
of3 1,445.090.011
heid2 963.390.000