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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 4,584.5392.328
logie4 2,292.2646.155
morrison5 2,865.3342.720
t14 8,022.9241.755
katy4 2,292.2633.795
orra6 3,438.4033.771
lass6 3,438.4033.069
cam11 6,303.7226.712
gowden4 2,292.2625.918
flame3 1,719.2023.854
bairnie3 1,719.2023.854
tink4 2,292.2622.957
caald3 1,719.2022.568
awaa3 1,719.2021.844
froak2 1,146.1321.760
neill2 1,146.1321.760
her26 14,899.7121.614
fire6 3,438.4020.201
twaa2 1,146.1320.037
purple3 1,719.2019.381
hill5 2,865.3318.943
wattergaw2 1,146.1318.855
snaa3 1,719.2017.996
barefuit2 1,146.1317.951
tassie2 1,146.1317.951
et4 2,292.2617.506
brent2 1,146.1317.216
robb3 1,719.2016.738
handsome2 1,146.1316.598
norlan2 1,146.1316.598
were10 5,730.6616.234
on26 14,899.7115.735
hair5 2,865.3315.599
lassie5 2,865.3315.526
simmer4 2,292.2615.067
wi29 16,618.9114.746
lauch3 1,719.2014.734
sang4 2,292.2614.034
winter4 2,292.2613.988
sweirt2 1,146.1313.839
mune2 1,146.1313.839
hills3 1,719.2013.336
wat2 1,146.1313.311
and2 1,146.1312.336
bonny4 2,292.2612.199
slippit2 1,146.1312.056
katie2 1,146.1311.881
nou5 2,865.3311.686
white4 2,292.2611.662
earth3 1,719.2011.627
black4 2,292.2611.598
taes2 1,146.1311.400
muir2 1,146.1311.400
drave2 1,146.1311.110
ben4 2,292.2610.874
is2 1,146.1310.838
shuin2 1,146.1310.713
makars2 1,146.1310.713
whyle2 1,146.1310.589
ah2 1,146.1310.346
out4 2,292.2610.198
storm2 1,146.1310.025
brithers2 1,146.139.821
reid3 1,719.209.790
s26 14,899.719.770
intil4 2,292.269.753
ancient2 1,146.139.723
breid2 1,146.139.184
roun2 1,146.139.184
mony5 2,865.339.176
loon3 1,719.209.122
burns3 1,719.209.087
aald2 1,146.139.021
burn3 1,719.208.951
cairt2 1,146.138.714
weir2 1,146.138.641
nicht6 3,438.408.502
it9 5,157.598.448
ran3 1,719.208.119
an64 36,676.227.989
la2 1,146.137.923
come6 3,438.407.851
gane2 1,146.137.750
flooers2 1,146.137.639
say6 3,438.407.410
he6 3,438.407.240
tears2 1,146.137.038
faimily2 1,146.136.992
aa9 5,157.596.960
win4 2,292.266.811
fou2 1,146.136.772
wit2 1,146.136.772
gied4 2,292.266.712
turn3 1,719.206.526
pain2 1,146.136.447
een5 2,865.336.373
hus2 1,146.136.370
lang6 3,438.406.266
spring2 1,146.136.259
sair3 1,719.206.088
then6 3,438.405.997
thole2 1,146.135.944
great3 1,719.205.893
braw3 1,719.205.842
brae2 1,146.135.781
mither4 2,292.265.620
born2 1,146.135.596
sleep2 1,146.135.566
grey2 1,146.135.393
in40 22,922.645.383
airms2 1,146.135.282
men3 1,719.204.779
re4 2,292.264.463
tent2 1,146.134.232
across2 1,146.134.137
the122 69,914.044.104
word2 1,146.133.957
throu3 1,719.203.816
yersel2 1,146.133.755
o25 14,326.653.749
claes2 1,146.133.674
that10 5,730.663.603
green2 1,146.133.581
windae2 1,146.133.566
scots2 1,146.133.554
lik3 1,719.203.537
yon3 1,719.203.491
oot3 1,719.203.333
deid2 1,146.133.198
by6 3,438.403.012
bairn2 1,146.132.960
wife2 1,146.132.901
cried2 1,146.132.843
haud2 1,146.132.667
past2 1,146.132.635
us5 2,865.332.591
air2 1,146.132.306
nae2 1,146.132.294
they11 6,303.722.259
tibbie2 1,146.13nan
big3 1,719.202.248
masel2 1,146.132.243
we11 6,303.722.074
watter2 1,146.132.060
man4 2,292.262.058
tae29 16,618.912.054
warld2 1,146.131.981
rain2 1,146.131.884
taen2 1,146.131.806
gang2 1,146.131.806
dinnae2 1,146.131.785
a42 24,068.771.783
there2 1,146.131.762
near2 1,146.131.724
whan4 2,292.261.681
never2 1,146.131.677
your2 1,146.131.576
sae5 2,865.331.532
phemie2 1,146.13nan
best2 1,146.131.522
mornin2 1,146.131.522
as7 4,011.461.424
while2 1,146.131.413
awa4 2,292.261.404
till2 1,146.131.375
hame3 1,719.201.354
this4 2,292.261.249
will3 1,719.201.199
their5 2,865.331.169
i14 8,022.921.154
face2 1,146.131.035
doon2 1,146.131.009
last2 1,146.131.005
place2 1,146.130.961
wis14 8,022.920.838
wha2 1,146.130.833
fae3 1,719.200.824
oor4 2,292.260.774
gaed2 1,146.130.709
scottish2 1,146.130.688
ye7 4,011.460.683
fir2 1,146.130.655
ma10 5,730.660.650
like3 1,719.200.646
thrist2 1,146.13nan
at14 8,022.920.664
fine2 1,146.130.620
frae2 1,146.130.614
anither2 1,146.130.509
she7 4,011.460.495
nor2 1,146.130.485
seen2 1,146.130.480
syne2 1,146.130.480
yer2 1,146.130.466
time2 1,146.130.465
ll3 1,719.200.458
yin2 1,146.130.452
solway2 1,146.13nan
door2 1,146.130.439
afore3 1,719.200.407
no6 3,438.400.391
him6 3,438.400.374
for8 4,584.530.350
d2 1,146.130.345
hae3 1,719.200.311
ony2 1,146.130.310
m3 1,719.200.255
juist2 1,146.130.192
hoose2 1,146.130.161
wee3 1,719.200.125
his11 6,303.720.111
oan3 1,719.200.111
but6 3,438.400.107
aye3 1,719.200.106
of2 1,146.130.083
some2 1,146.130.078
ane2 1,146.130.060
day3 1,719.200.049
up7 4,011.460.015
scotland2 1,146.130.012
me6 3,438.400.012
here2 1,146.130.003
ower4 2,292.260.003
wad2 1,146.130.003
ae3 1,719.200.002
ither2 1,146.130.002
its2 1,146.130.001
bi2 1,146.130.000
black-heidit2 1,146.13nan
had3 1,719.200.182