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Harrison, Jean

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,790
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 658
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.72
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - an, the, we, a, for, was, tae, o, she, on,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934
Lallans Magazine (2001-09 ) in Central (East Lothian) dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (1,790 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
was37 20,670.39157.346
we50 27,932.96110.256
got24 13,407.8283.466
barry5 2,793.3055.341
were19 10,614.5350.513
cats6 3,351.9648.433
for38 21,229.0545.557
awfu7 3,910.6142.340
miss9 5,027.9341.590
aa20 11,173.1838.602
must7 3,910.6132.225
ca'ad3 1,675.9831.499
fields5 2,793.3028.352
chairlie3 1,675.9824.757
cream4 2,234.6424.109
us13 7,262.5723.908
an81 45,251.4023.298
silk3 1,675.9823.251
fermers4 2,234.6423.246
had13 7,262.5722.872
christie2 1,117.3221.665
clever3 1,675.9821.059
wid11 6,145.2520.006
learned3 1,675.9819.240
swearin2 1,117.3218.761
maxwell2 1,117.3218.761
puss3 1,675.9818.409
she25 13,966.4818.288
ett3 1,675.9817.856
fermer's2 1,117.3217.856
q2 1,117.3217.856
live4 2,234.6417.627
owl2 1,117.3217.122
showed3 1,675.9817.038
laddies3 1,675.9817.038
my9 5,027.9316.786
wore3 1,675.9816.598
sweeties3 1,675.9816.598
when10 5,586.5916.553
white5 2,793.3016.221
strippit2 1,117.3214.356
bell3 1,675.9814.212
christmas3 1,675.9813.854
kail2 1,117.3213.745
chocolate2 1,117.3213.472
coos2 1,117.3213.472
over3 1,675.9813.356
cat4 2,234.6413.162
her22 12,290.5012.903
goad2 1,117.3212.752
sometimes3 1,675.9812.546
schuil4 2,234.6412.310
mither6 3,351.9612.052
nice3 1,675.9812.024
bonny4 2,234.6411.887
on24 13,407.8211.569
is2 1,117.3211.268
prince2 1,117.3211.160
buyin2 1,117.3211.160
anes3 1,675.9810.856
ah2 1,117.3210.761
setterday2 1,117.3210.748
camp2 1,117.3210.748
lassie4 2,234.6410.508
big6 3,351.9610.339
hens2 1,117.3210.149
mental2 1,117.3210.039
hat2 1,117.329.632
mince2 1,117.329.536
oh4 2,234.649.240
ane7 3,910.619.093
ah'll2 1,117.329.093
supper2 1,117.329.010
sit3 1,675.988.657
tea3 1,675.988.657
cause3 1,675.988.560
abody2 1,117.328.550
tatties2 1,117.328.273
onywye2 1,117.328.207
penny2 1,117.328.207
fancy2 1,117.328.015
queen2 1,117.328.015
aboot13 7,262.577.922
the78 43,575.427.632
flooers2 1,117.327.442
oor8 4,469.277.369
faither4 2,234.647.243
gave2 1,117.327.043
class2 1,117.326.949
h2 1,117.326.904
roond3 1,675.986.693
to7 3,910.616.387
made5 2,793.306.205
smell2 1,117.326.099
widna2 1,117.326.028
gonnae2 1,117.325.858
ice2 1,117.325.858
then6 3,351.965.753
hoo3 1,675.985.672
forbye2 1,117.325.252
mary2 1,117.325.013
came3 1,675.985.006
it12 6,703.914.773
wi22 12,290.504.746
love2 1,117.324.744
write2 1,117.324.675
telt4 2,234.644.405
feart2 1,117.324.350
them7 3,910.614.340
sunday2 1,117.324.039
as5 2,793.304.031
would2 1,117.323.984
puir2 1,117.323.984
your3 1,675.983.957
aff6 3,351.963.933
broon2 1,117.323.912
table2 1,117.323.826
kent4 2,234.643.758
hauns2 1,117.323.741
till3 1,675.983.601
two2 1,117.323.581
story2 1,117.323.504
bonnie2 1,117.323.473
keep3 1,675.983.351
sittin2 1,117.323.342
black2 1,117.323.285
he9 5,027.933.267
kirk2 1,117.323.244
what3 1,675.983.203
did4 2,234.643.156
through3 1,675.983.087
sat2 1,117.323.071
went3 1,675.983.062
juist4 2,234.642.908
if6 3,351.962.901
efternane2 1,117.32nan
hair2 1,117.322.958
lot2 1,117.322.874
wife2 1,117.322.804
hae8 4,469.272.758
yet2 1,117.322.747
this3 1,675.982.733
read2 1,117.322.659
who2 1,117.322.627
wha3 1,675.982.599
have2 1,117.322.502
and7 3,910.612.432
djeuks2 1,117.32nan
sayin2 1,117.322.563
quack2 1,117.32nan
a42 23,463.692.287
times2 1,117.322.245
tell3 1,675.982.240
didna3 1,675.982.158
up11 6,145.252.120
oot4 2,234.642.007
said5 2,793.302.007
no2 1,117.322.003
some5 2,793.301.962
fur2 1,117.321.919
you6 3,351.961.728
ye14 7,821.231.723
cauld2 1,117.321.647
be13 7,262.571.555
quince2 1,117.32nan
name2 1,117.321.521
road2 1,117.321.521
weel4 2,234.641.426
o30 16,759.781.355
in22 12,290.501.353
year3 1,675.981.228
could3 1,675.981.218
ma5 2,793.301.205
come3 1,675.981.141
ken4 2,234.641.100
only2 1,117.321.059
three2 1,117.321.003
time5 2,793.300.859
yer5 2,793.300.857
tae33 18,435.750.780
of4 2,234.640.762
been5 2,793.300.759
heid3 1,675.980.731
like3 1,675.980.729
frae5 2,793.300.653
or4 2,234.640.627
fine2 1,117.320.571
mair5 2,793.300.445
efter3 1,675.980.430
intae2 1,117.320.423
bein2 1,117.320.412
whaur2 1,117.320.351
awa3 1,675.980.315
him6 3,351.960.306
english2 1,117.320.300
whit3 1,675.980.226
at10 5,586.590.197
i12 6,703.910.168
get3 1,675.980.164
they8 4,469.270.160
twa3 1,675.980.148
but8 4,469.270.134
pit2 1,117.320.114
there4 2,234.640.086
aye3 1,675.980.081
day4 2,234.640.073
wis19 10,614.530.040
lang2 1,117.320.020
dae2 1,117.320.009
that18 10,055.870.007
afore2 1,117.320.003
me6 3,351.960.002
here2 1,117.320.001
minister's2 1,117.32nan
wee7 3,910.612.244