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Niven, Liz

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 5,640
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 2,055
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.745
Tagged as SWE (South West (Galloway)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, tae, o, in, wi, ye, as, is,

List of texts in corpus

Chuckies fir the Cairn
Luath (2009 ) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (951 words)
Lallans 67 - Reviews
Lallans Magazine (2005-09-01 ) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as prose (287 words)
Burnin Whins
Luath (01-01-2004) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (109 words)

Stravaigin
Luath (01-01-2001 ) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (3,274 words)
Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity
Lallans Magazine (2001 ) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as newspaper (1,019 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
fir49 8,687.94166.558
thistle10 1,773.0578.305
identitie8 1,418.4464.536
thir22 3,900.7156.414
wir24 4,255.3254.189
i2 354.6151.858
a'm15 2,659.5751.479
mibbe12 2,127.6650.204
wis13 2,304.9650.152
he9 1,595.7449.492
buik13 2,304.9645.573
macdougall5 886.5243.889
picts5 886.5239.921
it's23 4,078.0138.495
soil5 886.5238.434
we'll9 1,595.7437.222
quest4 709.2236.800
for5 886.5234.905
solway4 709.2234.177
fae44 7,801.4234.090
wa7 1,241.1332.541
hairts4 709.2228.398
loch8 1,418.4426.669
facts5 886.5226.605
gans4 709.2226.604
gan8 1,418.4424.572
sons5 886.5224.161
yin17 3,014.1823.908
edwin4 709.2222.399
she's6 1,063.8322.265
jist25 4,432.6221.830
prague3 531.9121.827
and13 2,304.9621.801
oan24 4,255.3221.176
wimmen4 709.2221.126
sisters5 886.5221.058
comet3 531.9120.814
she'll4 709.2220.745
bit35 6,205.6720.624
borders5 886.5220.423
journalist3 531.9119.952
she9 1,595.7419.191
wumman9 1,595.7417.998
sea8 1,418.4417.339
journey4 709.2217.251
skipperin2 354.6117.088
could've2 354.6117.088
hinnie2 354.6117.088
crackt2 354.6117.088
memoriam2 354.6117.088
wi'oot2 354.6117.088
martyrs2 354.6117.088
vennels2 354.6117.088
gliskin2 354.6117.088
ain's2 354.6117.088
sweethairt2 354.6117.088
turf2 354.6117.088
backpacker2 354.6117.088
romans3 531.9116.915
paintit3 531.9116.915
leisure3 531.9116.915
ya6 1,063.8316.749
mannie6 1,063.8316.559
mend3 531.9116.462
ye55 9,751.7716.197
we're6 1,063.8315.744
ye'd4 709.2215.600
batters2 354.6115.373
citie2 354.6115.373
legions2 354.6115.373
boondaries2 354.6115.373
kintra's2 354.6115.373
fins2 354.6115.373
meddle2 354.6115.373
sea's2 354.6115.373
tides2 354.6115.373
yerd2 354.6115.373
this42 7,446.8115.124
caledonian2 354.6114.198
husbands2 354.6114.198
mists2 354.6114.198
boyhood2 354.6114.198
villages2 354.6114.198
jewish2 354.6114.198
emperor2 354.6114.198
ash2 354.6114.198
tuned2 354.6114.198
painters2 354.6114.198
on15 2,659.5714.191
yince5 886.5214.136
faimilies3 531.9114.024
a've4 709.2213.960
loved4 709.2213.816
yer24 4,255.3213.779
row3 531.9113.749
will15 2,659.5713.692
new14 2,482.2713.600
rue2 354.6113.301
brothers2 354.6113.301
cal2 354.6113.301
plot2 354.6113.301
index2 354.6113.301
wunnert2 354.6113.301
hadrian2 354.6113.301
kintraside2 354.6113.301
haulin2 354.6113.301
gallowa2 354.6113.301
or36 6,382.9813.291
a'll5 886.5213.033
kent13 2,304.9612.686
ye'll5 886.5212.615
apt2 354.6112.574
graves2 354.6112.574
whaur13 2,304.9612.445
reader3 531.9112.335
sing5 886.5212.218
kinna5 886.5212.141
parliament3 531.9112.131
drunk3 531.9112.131
birth3 531.9112.131
exile2 354.6111.964
sherp3 531.9111.935
joab3 531.9111.935
writer3 531.9111.746
whither4 709.2211.736
forth3 531.9111.563
daurkness2 354.6111.437
droont2 354.6111.437
deepest2 354.6111.437
origins2 354.6111.437
writer's2 354.6111.437
kirks2 354.6111.437
film3 531.9111.215
kintra5 886.5211.206
drink5 886.5211.139
arrival2 354.6110.974
travel2 354.6110.974
malawi5 886.52nan
skytin2 354.6110.974
abbey2 354.6110.974
cannie3 531.9110.888
it42 7,446.8110.622
we'd3 531.9110.581
built3 531.9110.581
crisis2 354.6110.562
thoosan3 531.9110.433
scots7 1,241.1310.346
chapter3 531.9110.290
whole3 531.9110.290
hame13 2,304.9610.287
delight2 354.6110.191
hans2 354.6110.191
pink3 531.9110.151
tells4 709.2210.075
blether3 531.9110.015
ancient3 531.919.883
roman3 531.919.883
focus3 531.919.883
thomson2 354.619.853
insicht2 354.619.853
wean4 709.229.836
lass4 709.229.759
widden3 531.919.754
come13 2,304.969.576
becomin2 354.619.542
taen8 1,418.449.510
welcome3 531.919.506
kens5 886.529.260
swine2 354.619.256
cousins2 354.619.256
grows2 354.619.256
morra2 354.619.256
flight2 354.619.256
shouders2 354.619.256
skin4 709.229.241
harvester4 709.22nan
towers2 354.619.256
refers2 354.618.991
saddest4 709.22nan
lan3 531.919.155
him5 886.528.925
historie2 354.618.743
seeven2 354.618.743
covert2 354.618.743
as53 9,397.168.718
talkin4 709.228.635
rule3 531.918.621
nane5 886.528.575
freens3 531.918.520
thir's2 354.618.511
heaven2 354.618.511
references2 354.618.511
yins4 709.228.446
names4 709.228.446
there5 886.528.382
soons2 354.618.293
arrive2 354.618.293
brick2 354.618.293
bar4 709.228.264
is53 9,397.168.198
across5 886.528.082
us16 2,836.888.033
poems4 709.228.028
night5 886.527.997
present3 531.917.958
ain14 2,482.277.924
naebodie2 354.617.893
golf2 354.617.893
bell3 531.917.871
throu8 1,418.447.830
still11 1,950.357.769
comment2 354.617.708
identity3 531.917.700
waur3 531.917.617
men7 1,241.137.565
empire2 354.617.533
ships2 354.617.533
information3 531.917.455
a201 35,638.307.431
pynt4 709.227.428
element2 354.617.366
sheet2 354.617.366
build2 354.617.366
gin11 1,950.357.233
there's4 709.227.225
complex2 354.617.206
prose2 354.617.206
monie5 886.527.162
lik8 1,418.447.152
herd3 531.917.148
hairt3 531.917.074
hames2 354.617.053
lea3 531.917.002
buiks3 531.916.930
wavin2 354.616.907
efter14 2,482.276.896
rabbie2 354.616.767
heids4 709.226.749
loast2 354.616.632
muir2 354.616.632
wished2 354.616.632
brak3 531.916.590
stanes3 531.916.590
many3 531.916.590
lassies3 531.916.524
based2 354.616.503
lack2 354.616.503
aw24 4,255.326.483
sky4 709.226.397
humour2 354.616.378
scunnert2 354.616.378
ocean2 354.616.378
saft3 531.916.334
scottish9 1,595.746.328
up11 1,950.356.323
mair21 3,723.406.216
these6 1,063.836.160
shilpit2 354.616.141
academic2 354.616.141
quarter2 354.616.141
me9 1,595.746.059
does3 531.916.035
ad2 354.616.029
famous2 354.616.029
said2 354.615.952
deid5 886.525.927
fou3 531.915.921
whyle2 354.615.920
gallus2 354.615.920
hid2 354.615.912
labour4 709.225.834
sang4 709.225.721
pipes2 354.615.713
scuil2 354.615.713
books2 354.615.614
holiday2 354.615.614
has7 1,241.135.604
young6 1,063.835.574
frae4 709.225.570
bairn5 886.525.469
wi58 10,283.695.464
freen2 354.615.425
curse2 354.615.425
strecht2 354.615.425
interestin2 354.615.335
bits3 531.915.296
his20 3,546.105.259
central2 354.615.247
brithers2 354.615.247
you4 709.225.246
muir's3 531.91nan
common3 531.915.154
to2 354.615.117
dinna7 1,241.135.085
here's2 354.615.078
haar2 354.615.078
personal2 354.614.997
don't2 354.614.918
democracy2 354.614.918
bus3 531.914.883
sight2 354.614.840
ye've2 354.614.765
states2 354.614.765
bleck2 354.614.765
readers2 354.614.765
macdougall's3 531.91nan
richt2 354.615.273
maks4 709.224.694
search2 354.614.692
oot14 2,482.274.677
past5 886.524.660
unner4 709.224.635
instead2 354.614.620
derk2 354.614.620
bye2 354.614.620
scotland's2 354.614.482
wid12 2,127.664.366
every4 709.224.326
bi2 354.614.308
further2 354.614.285
nation2 354.614.285
folk6 1,063.834.229
plastic2 354.614.223
sits2 354.614.223
here12 2,127.664.213
hail3 531.914.208
onie5 886.524.174
fed2 354.614.161
food2 354.614.161
gowd2 354.614.101
lallans2 354.614.101
ll2 354.614.070
true3 531.914.066
london2 354.614.043
list2 354.613.985
sangs2 354.613.929
mindit2 354.613.929
days7 1,241.133.908
white4 709.223.865
talk3 531.913.830
faith2 354.613.819
sticks2 354.613.766
preoccupation2 354.61nan
thrang2 354.613.766
sure4 709.223.723
needit2 354.613.714
reid3 531.913.703
questions2 354.613.612
world3 531.913.610
kirkcudbrightshire2 354.61nan
scrievin2 354.613.563
its12 2,127.663.562
nine2 354.613.514
rock2 354.613.514
dry4 709.223.476
moon2 354.613.467
edge2 354.613.467
write3 531.913.404
watter5 886.523.395
chynged2 354.613.374
daurk2 354.613.374
dae12 2,127.663.354
lives2 354.613.329
atween6 1,063.833.285
lassie4 709.223.224
turn4 709.223.184
disnae3 531.913.183
bebe3 531.91nan
greek2 354.614.692
england2 354.613.114
ma34 6,028.373.049
upon2 354.612.994
want6 1,063.832.970
thon8 1,418.442.951
wild2 354.612.917
boat2 354.612.917
wheen4 709.222.916
tears2 354.612.879
week3 531.912.857
right5 886.522.822
greet2 354.612.805
staun2 354.612.805
ken12 2,127.662.774
who4 709.222.754
each3 531.912.740
muckle9 1,595.742.735
hill3 531.912.717
ye're2 354.612.699
vyce2 354.612.699
clear3 531.912.695
history3 531.912.695
near5 886.522.692
fine7 1,241.132.669
wey2 354.612.641
wantit2 354.612.631
that44 7,801.422.625
telt7 1,241.132.616
got2 354.612.588
played2 354.612.564
weel11 1,950.352.562
heavy2 354.612.532
he's2 354.612.532
let5 886.522.514
may2 354.612.500
view2 354.612.500
first2 354.612.469
plenty2 354.612.468
lines2 354.612.437
licht4 709.222.424
itsel3 531.912.418
pain2 354.612.407
oh4 709.222.362
grun3 531.912.358
abuin3 531.912.319
spring2 354.612.260
that's4 709.222.257
gies3 531.912.242
rest3 531.912.205
thocht2 354.612.197
brig2 354.612.176
nor7 1,241.132.155
seen7 1,241.132.155
see5 886.522.150
identity'2 354.61nan
noo5 886.522.223
catch2 354.612.149
fitba2 354.612.122
she'd2 354.612.122
language2 354.612.114
take3 531.912.096
thought2 354.612.044
readin2 354.612.019
east2 354.611.993
green3 531.911.992
conquer2 354.61nan
nae22 3,900.711.984
had4 709.221.980
quite2 354.611.944
weans2 354.611.944
wes2 354.611.933
can13 2,304.961.901
raither2 354.611.896
whae3 531.911.877
thegither4 709.221.851
flair2 354.611.804
tak2 354.611.799
hingin2 354.611.781
black3 531.911.768
intae14 2,482.271.711
try3 531.911.708
dark2 354.611.695
guid3 531.911.691
fowk5 886.521.598
hae18 3,191.491.577
thochts2 354.611.572
land2 354.611.572
aroon3 531.911.565
ilka4 709.221.560
fish2 354.611.533
clean2 354.611.533
fu2 354.611.533
strang2 354.611.439
heid3 531.911.375
rid2 354.611.368
trees2 354.611.368
soon2 354.611.368
gey5 886.521.348
full2 354.611.334
hunner2 354.611.334
lugs2 354.611.300
wife3 531.911.262
early2 354.611.251
been7 1,241.131.245
written2 354.611.235
the309 54,787.231.229
fun2 354.611.219
yet3 531.911.206
faur3 531.911.206
lay2 354.611.204
shuid2 354.611.188
never4 709.221.186
some5 886.521.171
again7 1,241.131.155
afore4 709.221.153
warm2 354.611.143
poem2 354.611.128
door2 354.611.118
bring2 354.611.099
of11 1,950.351.089
should3 531.911.078
dee3 531.911.078
name4 709.221.067
sae12 2,127.661.031
burn2 354.611.016
real2 354.611.016
thing5 886.520.997
sit2 354.610.989
stert2 354.610.989
isnae2 354.610.976
ither4 709.220.961
verra2 354.610.938
hadrian's2 354.61nan
job2 354.610.925
back15 2,659.570.924
bodie2 354.610.901
fact2 354.610.877
pit3 531.910.871
seems2 354.610.853
stertit2 354.610.830
lang8 1,418.440.826
man8 1,418.440.817
tho4 709.220.792
eyes2 354.610.785
till4 709.220.779
hissel2 354.610.774
big2 354.610.766
broon2 354.610.764
time13 2,304.960.753
auld10 1,773.050.750
times3 531.910.746
leid2 354.610.739
in80 14,184.400.738
ur2 354.610.712
work2 354.610.662
gie6 1,063.830.656
voice2 354.610.653
takin2 354.610.653
life5 886.520.652
couldnae2 354.610.643
any2 354.610.643
could3 531.910.643
no18 3,191.490.633
hauns2 354.610.625
like12 2,127.660.609
if11 1,950.350.603
doon15 2,659.570.601
o108 19,148.940.579
oor6 1,063.830.575
her25 4,432.620.560
away2 354.610.554
national2 354.610.554
chinese2 354.610.537
ootside2 354.610.529
less2 354.610.521
story2 354.610.513
only4 709.220.499
cam6 1,063.830.490
locust2 354.61nan
aye10 1,773.050.483
bonnie2 354.610.482
dis2 354.610.474
wan2 354.610.463
them11 1,950.350.462
sittin2 354.610.438
an151 26,773.050.435
hear3 531.910.432
maist3 531.910.425
same2 354.610.425
day9 1,595.740.382
year6 1,063.830.372
was4 709.220.359
naethin2 354.610.357
left2 354.610.348
speak2 354.610.339
enough2 354.610.321
last2 354.610.307
bein5 886.520.305
haein2 354.610.304
sic2 354.610.291
made3 531.910.282
gien3 531.910.280
at33 5,851.060.276
way2 354.610.267
few2 354.610.262
went2 354.610.247
through2 354.610.244
hauf2 354.610.242
far2 354.610.238
gaelic2 354.610.235
be31 5,496.450.233
whit14 2,482.270.232
when5 886.520.230
ninian's2 354.61nan
they24 4,255.320.227
lot2 354.610.214
road3 531.910.212
een5 886.520.203
fin3 531.910.200
fire2 354.610.188
by10 1,773.050.184
cried2 354.610.180
so5 886.520.180
keep2 354.610.160
set2 354.610.160
which3 531.910.158
doule2 354.61nan
tae125 22,163.120.159
anither3 531.910.155
fa2 354.610.153
even5 886.520.144
words2 354.610.132
gettin2 354.610.132
then5 886.520.132
am2 354.610.129
wee13 2,304.960.118
haud2 354.610.113
didnae2 354.610.110
sun2 354.610.104
great2 354.610.102
win2 354.610.095
hoo2 354.610.093
mak5 886.520.093
while2 354.610.085
go2 354.610.085
need3 531.910.084
fair3 531.910.084
are8 1,418.440.082
we21 3,723.400.078
mean2 354.610.078
alang3 531.910.076
cuid2 354.610.075
look2 354.610.061
side2 354.610.056
soothwest2 354.61nan
says4 709.220.055
mornin2 354.610.052
aff8 1,418.440.048
well2 354.610.048
wisnae2 354.610.046
nicht4 709.220.044
pairt2 354.610.040
your2 354.610.038
twa7 1,241.130.035
aboot16 2,836.880.032
ower12 2,127.660.028
think4 709.220.024
get7 1,241.130.023
heard2 354.610.009
comin2 354.610.008
wha3 531.910.007
dinnae2 354.610.007
cannae2 354.610.007
mind4 709.220.005
warld2 354.610.000
mither3 531.910.000
end2 354.610.000
roon3 531.910.000
scotland6 1,063.830.000
say5 886.520.000