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Moodie, Gordon D.

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,624
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 658
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.468
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, ah, an, a, tae, o, ma, wiz, he, it,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock
Lallans Magazine (2017-07 ) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,624 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.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
heez	21	12,931.03	226.681
iz	21	12,931.03	161.655
seys	11	6,773.40	127.804
morton	12	7,389.16	123.483
wiz	26	16,009.85	105.058
ah	56	34,482.76	104.476
snoke	7	4,310.34	84.539
heem	7	4,310.34	67.560
whin	12	7,389.16	63.908
hud	11	6,773.40	40.228
ma	29	17,857.14	37.779
ah've	6	3,694.58	37.597
ah'm	7	4,310.34	34.619
caws	4	2,463.05	32.718
sadie	3	1,847.29	32.082
fur	19	11,699.51	27.722
oan	14	8,620.69	27.267
thur's	3	1,847.29	26.610
erchie	4	2,463.05	25.644
foond	4	2,463.05	24.875
windae	6	3,694.58	23.073
dabs	2	1,231.53	22.053
alzheimer's	2	1,231.53	22.053
hoover	2	1,231.53	20.330
goat	6	3,694.58	19.026
appen	2	1,231.53	18.244
sue	2	1,231.53	18.244
sherbet	2	1,231.53	18.244
wud	4	2,463.05	16.901
indwallers	2	1,231.53	16.891
cissie	7	4,310.34	nan
theem	7	4,310.34	nan
cuppa	2	1,231.53	16.891
dustin	2	1,231.53	16.891
gang	6	3,694.58	16.702
stairheid	2	1,231.53	16.356
dash	2	1,231.53	15.886
tellt	4	2,463.05	15.259
thur	4	2,463.05	14.770
cams	2	1,231.53	14.741
needit	3	1,847.29	14.594
anely	4	2,463.05	14.447
week	4	2,463.05	14.096
hur	3	1,847.29	13.997
git	5	3,078.82	13.761
wiss	2	1,231.53	13.135
speirs	2	1,231.53	13.135
sneck	2	1,231.53	13.135
neb	3	1,847.29	13.035
fridge	2	1,231.53	12.922
hum	2	1,231.53	12.528
bit	13	8,004.93	11.927
hoose	7	4,310.34	11.458
taxi	2	1,231.53	11.398
bin	4	2,463.05	11.233
cawin	2	1,231.53	11.128
aw	12	7,389.16	10.700
laddie	3	1,847.29	10.613
cloot	2	1,231.53	10.527
fish	3	1,847.29	10.443
strang	3	1,847.29	10.238
me	14	8,620.69	9.708
i	2	1,231.53	9.032
ilka	4	2,463.05	8.687
wir	5	3,078.82	8.682
ye	2	1,231.53	7.629
ivery	2	1,231.53	7.221
sax	2	1,231.53	7.177
daes	2	1,231.53	7.046
een	5	3,078.82	6.880
wrang	3	1,847.29	6.866
is	3	1,847.29	6.813
hame	5	3,078.82	5.993
onny	3	1,847.29	nan
dr	2	1,231.53	5.954
he	24	14,778.33	5.784
wull	3	1,847.29	5.676
widnae	2	1,231.53	5.657
mynd	2	1,231.53	5.545
awa	6	3,694.58	5.460
an	56	34,482.76	4.924
aimbulance	3	1,847.29	nan
day	8	4,926.11	5.180
tea	2	1,231.53	4.686
bein	4	2,463.05	4.469
rin	2	1,231.53	4.465
door	4	2,463.05	4.413
thae	3	1,847.29	4.140
ur	2	1,231.53	4.135
maks	2	1,231.53	4.118
tho	3	1,847.29	4.059
didnae	3	1,847.29	3.980
take	2	1,231.53	3.871
aince	2	1,231.53	3.763
it's	4	2,463.05	3.733
with	2	1,231.53	3.703
whae	2	1,231.53	3.703
fower	2	1,231.53	3.559
at	5	3,078.82	3.494
place	3	1,847.29	3.253
daein	2	1,231.53	3.155
as	5	3,078.82	2.978
richt	5	3,078.82	2.952
should	2	1,231.53	2.915
bide	2	1,231.53	2.797
auld	5	3,078.82	2.715
twa	5	3,078.82	2.711
streeps	3	1,847.29	nan
haein	2	1,231.53	3.408
oh	2	1,231.53	2.676
tell	3	1,847.29	2.622
and	6	3,694.58	2.604
times	2	1,231.53	2.532
of	5	3,078.82	2.444
morton's	2	1,231.53	nan
hiz	2	1,231.53	2.406
coorse	2	1,231.53	2.406
the	81	49,876.85	2.163
oot	11	6,773.40	2.145
they	3	1,847.29	2.133
hale	2	1,231.53	2.001
thon	3	1,847.29	1.985
efter	4	2,463.05	1.946
kin	2	1,231.53	1.875
haun	2	1,231.53	1.875
streep	2	1,231.53	nan
faither	2	1,231.53	1.822
name	2	1,231.53	1.777
tak	3	1,847.29	1.600
yon	2	1,231.53	1.410
want	2	1,231.53	1.330
sic	2	1,231.53	1.195
flat'	2	1,231.53	nan
or	3	1,847.29	1.153
it	24	14,778.33	1.111
mither	2	1,231.53	1.104
hae	6	3,694.58	1.097
vanilla	2	1,231.53	nan
ane	3	1,847.29	1.046
marzipan	2	1,231.53	nan
up	4	2,463.05	0.909
baith	2	1,231.53	0.884
tae	40	24,630.54	0.778
ba's	2	1,231.53	nan
sae	4	2,463.05	0.721
wid	3	1,847.29	0.716
ither	3	1,847.29	0.651
be	6	3,694.58	0.641
weel	3	1,847.29	0.576
granny'	2	1,231.53	nan
nae	3	1,847.29	0.647
cotton-woo	2	1,231.53	nan
yin	2	1,231.53	0.572
whit	5	3,078.82	0.535
intae	4	2,463.05	0.469
fae	6	3,694.58	0.441
frae	2	1,231.53	0.439
maist	2	1,231.53	0.404
new	2	1,231.53	0.400
aff	3	1,847.29	0.310
wi	14	8,620.69	0.289
a	51	31,403.94	0.249
their	2	1,231.53	0.228
my	2	1,231.53	0.226
muckle	2	1,231.53	0.220
in	23	14,162.56	0.217
pit	2	1,231.53	0.214
see	2	1,231.53	0.151
by	2	1,231.53	0.110
if	3	1,847.29	0.102
o	35	21,551.72	0.081
prowess'	2	1,231.53	nan
heid	2	1,231.53	0.098
lang	2	1,231.53	0.075
fowk	2	1,231.53	0.075
cumfurt	2	1,231.53	nan
man	2	1,231.53	0.069
diznae	2	1,231.53	nan
that	15	9,236.45	0.067
noo	3	1,847.29	0.052
ain	2	1,231.53	0.051
than	2	1,231.53	0.048
she	9	5,541.87	0.042
back	3	1,847.29	0.036
theez	2	1,231.53	nan
no	4	2,463.05	0.019
had	2	1,231.53	0.012
afore	2	1,231.53	0.007
time	3	1,847.29	0.003
us	2	1,231.53	0.002