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Neill, Josie

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,745
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 779
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.24
Tagged as SWE (South West (Galloway)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, in, tae, wi, s, her, on, o,

List of texts in corpus

Chuckies fir the Cairn
Luath (2009) in Central (Galloway) dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (1,745 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
tib8 4,584.5392.302
logie4 2,292.2646.142
morrison5 2,865.3342.704
t14 8,022.9241.881
katy4 2,292.2633.782
orra6 3,438.4033.752
lass6 3,438.4033.050
cam11 6,303.7226.681
gowden4 2,292.2625.905
flame3 1,719.2023.844
bairnie3 1,719.2023.844
tink4 2,292.2622.944
caald3 1,719.2022.558
awaa3 1,719.2021.835
froak2 1,146.1321.753
neill2 1,146.1321.753
her26 14,899.7121.577
fire6 3,438.4020.183
twaa2 1,146.1320.031
purple3 1,719.2019.371
hill5 2,865.3318.928
wattergaw2 1,146.1318.849
snaa3 1,719.2017.987
barefuit2 1,146.1317.944
tassie2 1,146.1317.944
et4 2,292.2617.494
brent2 1,146.1317.210
robb3 1,719.2016.728
handsome2 1,146.1316.592
norlan2 1,146.1316.592
were10 5,730.6616.222
on26 14,899.7115.685
hair5 2,865.3315.584
lassie5 2,865.3315.512
simmer4 2,292.2615.055
wi29 16,618.9114.731
lauch3 1,719.2014.724
sang4 2,292.2614.022
winter4 2,292.2613.976
sweirt2 1,146.1313.832
mune2 1,146.1313.832
hills3 1,719.2013.327
wat2 1,146.1313.304
and2 1,146.1312.365
bonny4 2,292.2612.187
slippit2 1,146.1312.049
katie2 1,146.1311.875
nou5 2,865.3311.671
white4 2,292.2611.651
earth3 1,719.2011.618
black4 2,292.2611.586
taes2 1,146.1311.394
muir2 1,146.1311.394
drave2 1,146.1311.104
ben4 2,292.2610.863
is2 1,146.1310.856
shuin2 1,146.1310.707
makars2 1,146.1310.707
whyle2 1,146.1310.583
ah2 1,146.1310.330
out4 2,292.2610.187
storm2 1,146.1310.019
brithers2 1,146.139.815
s26 14,899.719.814
reid3 1,719.209.781
intil4 2,292.269.742
ancient2 1,146.139.717
roun2 1,146.139.178
breid2 1,146.139.178
mony5 2,865.339.163
loon3 1,719.209.113
burns3 1,719.209.078
aald2 1,146.139.015
burn3 1,719.208.942
cairt2 1,146.138.708
weir2 1,146.138.635
nicht6 3,438.408.487
it9 5,157.598.431
ran3 1,719.208.196
an64 36,676.227.955
la2 1,146.137.917
come6 3,438.407.837
gane2 1,146.137.744
flooers2 1,146.137.633
say6 3,438.407.415
he6 3,438.407.227
tears2 1,146.137.032
faimily2 1,146.136.986
wit2 1,146.136.941
aa9 5,157.596.941
win4 2,292.266.801
fou2 1,146.136.766
gied4 2,292.266.702
turn3 1,719.206.518
pain2 1,146.136.441
hus2 1,146.136.364
een5 2,865.336.361
spring2 1,146.136.253
lang6 3,438.406.253
sair3 1,719.206.080
then6 3,438.406.015
thole2 1,146.135.938
great3 1,719.205.885
braw3 1,719.205.851
brae2 1,146.135.775
mither4 2,292.265.610
born2 1,146.135.590
sleep2 1,146.135.561
grey2 1,146.135.387
in40 22,922.645.365
airms2 1,146.135.276
men3 1,719.204.771
re4 2,292.264.480
tent2 1,146.134.227
across2 1,146.134.132
the122 69,914.044.114
word2 1,146.133.952
throu3 1,719.203.808
o25 14,326.653.785
yersel2 1,146.133.749
claes2 1,146.133.669
that10 5,730.663.593
green2 1,146.133.591
windae2 1,146.133.591
scots2 1,146.133.567
lik3 1,719.203.530
yon3 1,719.203.484
oot3 1,719.203.327
deid2 1,146.133.193
by6 3,438.403.014
bairn2 1,146.132.991
wife2 1,146.132.895
cried2 1,146.132.872
haud2 1,146.132.662
past2 1,146.132.630
us5 2,865.332.591
air2 1,146.132.310
nae2 1,146.132.294
they11 6,303.722.288
big3 1,719.202.278
masel2 1,146.132.239
man4 2,292.262.085
we11 6,303.722.073
tibbie2 1,146.13nan
tae29 16,618.912.057
watter2 1,146.132.055
warld2 1,146.131.977
rain2 1,146.131.880
gang2 1,146.131.801
taen2 1,146.131.801
a42 24,068.771.784
dinnae2 1,146.131.780
there2 1,146.131.759
near2 1,146.131.719
never2 1,146.131.686
whan4 2,292.261.675
your2 1,146.131.572
sae5 2,865.331.524
phemie2 1,146.13nan
best2 1,146.131.518
mornin2 1,146.131.518
as7 4,011.461.411
while2 1,146.131.409
awa4 2,292.261.398
till2 1,146.131.371
hame3 1,719.201.353
this4 2,292.261.252
will3 1,719.201.194
their5 2,865.331.169
i14 8,022.921.145
face2 1,146.131.031
doon2 1,146.131.010
last2 1,146.131.010
place2 1,146.130.957
wis14 8,022.920.850
wha2 1,146.130.830
fae3 1,719.200.817
oor4 2,292.260.771
gaed2 1,146.130.706
scottish2 1,146.130.685
ye7 4,011.460.670
fir2 1,146.130.652
like3 1,719.200.648
ma10 5,730.660.648
frae2 1,146.130.618
thrist2 1,146.13nan
at14 8,022.920.666
fine2 1,146.130.617
anither2 1,146.130.506
she7 4,011.460.498
nor2 1,146.130.482
seen2 1,146.130.482
syne2 1,146.130.477
time2 1,146.130.468
ll3 1,719.200.468
yer2 1,146.130.465
yin2 1,146.130.452
solway2 1,146.13nan
door2 1,146.130.438
afore3 1,719.200.406
no6 3,438.400.397
him6 3,438.400.376
for8 4,584.530.356
d2 1,146.130.347
hae3 1,719.200.314
ony2 1,146.130.310
m3 1,719.200.255
juist2 1,146.130.190
hoose2 1,146.130.159
wee3 1,719.200.124
oan3 1,719.200.123
his11 6,303.720.114
aye3 1,719.200.111
but6 3,438.400.108
of2 1,146.130.085
some2 1,146.130.079
ane2 1,146.130.059
day3 1,719.200.049
up7 4,011.460.016
me6 3,438.400.012
scotland2 1,146.130.012
ae3 1,719.200.005
here2 1,146.130.003
ower4 2,292.260.003
wad2 1,146.130.002
ither2 1,146.130.001
its2 1,146.130.001
bi2 1,146.130.000
black-heidit2 1,146.13nan
had3 1,719.200.180