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Garson, Sheila

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,078
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,095
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.811
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, tae, o, an, hid, in, is, me, i,

List of texts in corpus

Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (141 words)
Gallows Ha - Annie
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (135 words)
Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (2,802 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
sheu32 10,396.36279.549
hid48 15,594.54145.350
maggie15 4,873.29125.103
many15 4,873.2993.565
hids10 3,248.8687.607
hir20 6,497.7386.535
wae28 9,096.8286.382
meed8 2,599.0971.147
jeemsie8 2,599.0963.648
dance11 3,573.7561.896
it2 649.7757.553
hid's7 2,274.2056.680
peedie9 2,923.9855.503
witch8 2,599.0954.817
masked5 1,624.4352.895
awld5 1,624.4352.895
mother7 2,274.2043.977
geed6 1,949.3243.654
taegither4 1,299.5541.637
music9 2,923.9839.954
me35 11,371.0237.163
letter8 2,599.0937.132
reads5 1,624.4336.477
watter12 3,898.6436.387
wur14 4,548.4135.357
thir's5 1,624.4335.337
hand8 2,599.0935.288
he's7 2,274.2031.577
quoys15 4,873.29nan
s2 649.7732.831
regret4 1,299.5531.406
beuy3 974.6630.482
neems3 974.6630.482
wounds4 1,299.5528.161
sleep7 2,274.2027.928
deeds4 1,299.5527.648
stuil3 974.6626.675
highlanders3 974.6626.675
book6 1,949.3226.363
don't5 1,624.4326.259
wounded3 974.6625.438
more6 1,949.3224.768
chist4 1,299.5524.118
received4 1,299.5523.810
france4 1,299.5523.810
awful3 974.6623.553
luve5 1,624.4323.241
wrong4 1,299.5522.430
hunders3 974.6622.131
whispers3 974.6622.131
brain4 1,299.5520.840
kye4 1,299.5520.638
as3 974.6620.562
devil3 974.6620.492
quietly3 974.6620.492
grand5 1,624.4320.394
no24 7,797.2720.285
hang3 974.6620.034
shalt2 649.7719.503
meters2 649.7719.503
life's2 649.7719.503
kens6 1,949.3219.411
is41 13,320.3419.218
bit23 7,472.3818.941
to15 4,873.2918.341
spaek4 1,299.5518.265
stove3 974.6618.167
for3 974.6618.053
awae3 974.6617.856
howdie2 649.7717.783
healed2 649.7717.783
thirs2 649.7717.783
waltz2 649.7717.783
scribbled2 649.7717.783
godless2 649.7717.783
night6 1,949.3217.709
match4 1,299.5517.187
right8 2,599.0917.050
march3 974.6617.014
box5 1,624.4316.865
good6 1,949.3216.613
ashes2 649.7716.604
blide2 649.7716.604
sands2 649.7716.604
thou3 974.6616.514
comfort3 974.6616.280
skill3 974.6616.280
took7 2,274.2016.254
safe4 1,299.5515.821
granny's2 649.7715.702
haert2 649.7715.702
err2 649.7715.702
suffering2 649.7715.702
apert2 649.7715.702
corps2 649.7715.702
metal3 974.6615.234
luks2 649.7714.970
davie's5 1,624.43nan
shrapnel2 649.7714.970
condemned2 649.7714.970
luked2 649.7714.970
you'd2 649.7714.970
write5 1,624.4314.942
roond6 1,949.3214.909
boat4 1,299.5514.852
fur21 6,822.6114.578
laid4 1,299.5514.413
inform2 649.7714.354
profit2 649.7714.354
office4 1,299.5514.245
delivered2 649.7713.823
severe2 649.7713.823
drunken2 649.7713.823
trenches2 649.7713.823
shand2 649.7713.823
reel2 649.7713.355
we2 649.7713.127
carefully2 649.7712.938
baes2 649.7712.938
but2 649.7712.929
hoo6 1,949.3212.828
hirsell2 649.7712.562
hans2 649.7712.562
wurkin2 649.7712.562
ceilidh2 649.7712.562
any5 1,624.4312.547
a've3 974.6612.324
cheerio2 649.7712.219
condition2 649.7712.219
rights2 649.7711.904
thir7 2,274.2011.720
fairly3 974.6611.686
cared2 649.7711.613
steered2 649.7711.613
chantin2 649.7711.613
arm2 649.7711.613
april3 974.6611.587
oot27 8,771.9311.583
kenny2 649.7711.342
prayers2 649.7711.342
coos2 649.7711.342
peel2 649.7711.089
sore2 649.7711.089
i34 11,046.1310.781
treasure2 649.7710.419
suffer2 649.7710.419
flooers3 974.6610.361
davie3 974.6610.284
text3 974.6610.284
aet2 649.7710.219
whitiver2 649.7710.219
bae3 974.6610.132
golden2 649.7710.030
seaforth3 974.66nan
her5 1,624.4310.070
wife5 1,624.439.995
singin3 974.669.913
from4 1,299.559.753
tea4 1,299.559.711
slowly3 974.669.567
dear3 974.669.567
tunes2 649.779.513
ivery3 974.669.501
have5 1,624.439.171
wis16 5,198.189.085
heed3 974.669.059
eyes4 1,299.558.856
mansie's3 974.66nan
live3 974.668.598
orcadian2 649.778.409
calm2 649.778.409
geen2 649.778.292
sea4 1,299.558.141
plants2 649.778.068
tune2 649.778.068
hooses3 974.667.979
effect2 649.777.858
gale2 649.777.858
niver5 1,624.437.821
bad4 1,299.557.799
ill3 974.667.789
rather2 649.777.470
once2 649.777.470
use3 974.667.388
shore2 649.777.380
ends2 649.777.380
dark3 974.667.303
luk2 649.777.292
piece3 974.667.220
pot2 649.777.206
lies2 649.777.122
hot2 649.777.122
summer2 649.777.040
wind3 974.666.941
wirds5 1,624.436.901
home2 649.776.804
progress2 649.776.804
so9 2,923.986.717
lukan3 974.66nan
cool2 649.777.040
weather2 649.776.656
trees3 974.666.641
david2 649.776.514
enjoy2 649.776.514
world3 974.666.499
strong2 649.776.445
further2 649.776.445
hands2 649.776.059
banks2 649.776.059
paper3 974.666.033
tin2 649.775.999
eye2 649.775.999
ah've2 649.775.999
not3 974.665.879
taks3 974.665.879
burn3 974.665.879
jimmy2 649.775.713
information2 649.775.713
post2 649.775.659
going2 649.775.605
really4 1,299.555.489
starts2 649.775.450
herd2 649.775.450
says6 1,949.325.440
braith2 649.775.303
thee2 649.775.303
leg2 649.775.208
sam2 649.775.208
mad2 649.775.116
truth2 649.775.070
ur3 974.665.031
will7 2,274.205.003
watched2 649.774.982
turned3 974.664.886
rouen2 649.77nan
daith2 649.774.772
two3 974.664.701
on29 9,421.704.674
lass2 649.774.614
gunshot2 649.77nan
hospital2 649.774.653
sheep2 649.774.614
goes2 649.774.575
green3 974.664.545
end4 1,299.554.521
may2 649.774.463
his27 8,771.934.406
poor2 649.774.391
faa2 649.774.355
general2 649.774.285
black3 974.664.274
still6 1,949.324.262
bits2 649.774.184
widna2 649.774.118
hiv4 1,299.554.066
noo10 3,248.863.913
fingers2 649.773.869
kitchen2 649.773.752
waitin2 649.773.723
gets2 649.773.723
bairn3 974.663.665
scottish5 1,624.433.650
might2 649.773.612
half2 649.773.480
up6 1,949.323.474
has4 1,299.553.465
drink2 649.773.429
go4 1,299.553.418
fer3 974.663.406
feet3 974.663.406
land2 649.773.354
fair4 1,299.553.281
hae3 974.663.121
gotten2 649.773.118
news2 649.773.118
stuff2 649.773.118
ah'm2 649.773.096
soon2 649.773.096
or5 1,624.433.039
notified2 649.77nan
pte2 649.77nan
report2 649.772.924
backhoose2 649.77nan
diddle2 649.77nan
lost2 649.772.903
soond2 649.772.842
hads2 649.77nan
must2 649.772.842
them9 2,923.982.797
aal2 649.772.763
through4 1,299.552.763
ower3 974.662.752
start2 649.772.744
aa10 3,248.862.656
late2 649.772.613
you10 3,248.862.603
week2 649.772.489
comes3 974.662.466
young3 974.662.454
doot2 649.772.323
hear3 974.662.250
word2 649.772.154
inside2 649.771.985
fae13 4,223.521.981
mindeen2 649.77nan
tried2 649.771.998
five2 649.771.931
if8 2,599.091.907
day3 974.661.832
very2 649.771.816
folk3 974.661.811
sheu's2 649.77nan
white2 649.771.708
best3 974.661.679
run2 649.771.640
like12 3,898.641.599
efter6 1,949.321.547
enough2 649.771.521
dry2 649.771.521
sat2 649.771.510
till3 974.661.483
dinna3 974.661.352
yet2 649.771.253
kent4 1,299.551.236
read2 649.771.184
are2 649.771.157
only3 974.661.152
better3 974.661.100
mind4 1,299.551.089
bed2 649.771.080
there11 3,573.751.054
last3 974.661.001
can7 2,274.200.972
think4 1,299.550.946
that's2 649.770.941
o71 23,066.930.935
jeemo's2 649.77nan
potion2 649.77nan
days3 974.660.935
mither3 974.660.930
be12 3,898.640.859
gallowha2 649.77nan
an70 22,742.040.877
again4 1,299.550.791
tae73 23,716.700.769
when5 1,624.430.696
wid2 649.770.628
wark2 649.770.560
the170 55,230.670.512
guid2 649.770.511
big3 974.660.506
whit5 1,624.430.476
aye3 974.660.475
time4 1,299.550.457
dae5 1,624.430.425
said3 974.660.400
that27 8,771.930.391
side2 649.770.340
in44 14,295.000.336
and18 5,847.950.336
intae4 1,299.550.335
door3 974.660.319
was2 649.770.313
ken5 1,624.430.301
back5 1,624.430.301
wey2 649.770.292
been7 2,274.200.291
doon8 2,599.090.256
at22 7,147.500.255
war3 974.660.198
things2 649.770.194
see4 1,299.550.188
ony3 974.660.184
xxxx2 649.77nan
sibella2 649.77nan
first2 649.770.247
than4 1,299.550.168
come2 649.770.147
this13 4,223.520.128
by4 1,299.550.125
could2 649.770.119
of5 1,624.430.109
tak3 974.660.104
they13 4,223.520.098
a93 30,214.420.091
ither4 1,299.550.089
weel3 974.660.088
place2 649.770.086
left2 649.770.083
cam2 649.770.077
same2 649.770.060
hoose3 974.660.053
afore4 1,299.550.048
dis2 649.770.046
here3 974.660.045
wha2 649.770.045
xxx2 649.77nan
even2 649.770.037
say3 974.660.027
he26 8,447.040.020
some4 1,299.550.018
life2 649.770.011
got3 974.660.008
predictive2 649.77nan
man3 974.660.006
bein2 649.770.005
fine2 649.770.004
him8 2,599.090.003
telt2 649.770.003
seen2 649.770.002
twa4 1,299.550.002
aboot9 2,923.980.002
get4 1,299.550.001