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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 4,584.5392.210
logie4 2,292.2646.096
morrison5 2,865.3342.647
t14 8,022.9241.734
katy4 2,292.2633.736
orra6 3,438.4033.684
lass6 3,438.4032.982
cam11 6,303.7226.807
gowden4 2,292.2625.859
flame3 1,719.2023.809
bairnie3 1,719.2023.809
tink4 2,292.2622.899
caald3 1,719.2022.524
awaa3 1,719.2021.800
froak2 1,146.1321.730
neill2 1,146.1321.730
her26 14,899.7121.411
fire6 3,438.4020.119
twaa2 1,146.1320.007
purple3 1,719.2019.337
hill5 2,865.3318.874
wattergaw2 1,146.1318.826
snaa3 1,719.2017.953
barefuit2 1,146.1317.921
tassie2 1,146.1317.921
et4 2,292.2617.449
brent2 1,146.1317.187
robb3 1,719.2016.694
handsome2 1,146.1316.569
norlan2 1,146.1316.569
were10 5,730.6616.566
on26 14,899.7115.719
hair5 2,865.3315.604
lassie5 2,865.3315.459
simmer4 2,292.2615.065
wi29 16,618.9114.728
lauch3 1,719.2014.691
sang4 2,292.2614.117
winter4 2,292.2613.979
sweirt2 1,146.1313.809
mune2 1,146.1313.809
hills3 1,719.2013.294
wat2 1,146.1313.281
and2 1,146.1312.219
bonny4 2,292.2612.145
slippit2 1,146.1312.026
katie2 1,146.1311.852
white4 2,292.2611.772
black4 2,292.2611.641
nou5 2,865.3311.621
earth3 1,719.2011.585
muir2 1,146.1311.371
taes2 1,146.1311.371
drave2 1,146.1311.081
is2 1,146.1310.889
ben4 2,292.2610.821
shuin2 1,146.1310.684
makars2 1,146.1310.684
whyle2 1,146.1310.561
ah2 1,146.1310.410
out4 2,292.2610.146
storm2 1,146.139.997
brithers2 1,146.139.893
reid3 1,719.209.749
s26 14,899.719.723
intil4 2,292.269.701
ancient2 1,146.139.695
breid2 1,146.139.156
roun2 1,146.139.156
burns3 1,719.209.151
mony5 2,865.339.115
loon3 1,719.209.081
aald2 1,146.138.992
burn3 1,719.208.910
cairt2 1,146.138.686
weir2 1,146.138.613
it9 5,157.598.495
nicht6 3,438.408.456
ran3 1,719.208.165
la2 1,146.137.895
an64 36,676.227.874
come6 3,438.407.815
gane2 1,146.137.722
flooers2 1,146.137.611
say6 3,438.407.363
faimily2 1,146.137.298
he6 3,438.407.292
tears2 1,146.137.010
wit2 1,146.136.920
aa9 5,157.596.898
win4 2,292.266.792
fou2 1,146.136.745
gied4 2,292.266.707
turn3 1,719.206.508
pain2 1,146.136.420
een5 2,865.336.357
hus2 1,146.136.343
lang6 3,438.406.318
spring2 1,146.136.231
sair3 1,719.206.050
then6 3,438.405.997
thole2 1,146.135.951
great3 1,719.205.908
braw3 1,719.205.856
brae2 1,146.135.819
born2 1,146.135.661
mither4 2,292.265.631
sleep2 1,146.135.540
in40 22,922.645.448
grey2 1,146.135.366
airms2 1,146.135.256
men3 1,719.204.770
re4 2,292.264.455
tent2 1,146.134.325
across2 1,146.134.188
the122 69,914.044.143
word2 1,146.133.932
throu3 1,719.203.782
yersel2 1,146.133.746
o25 14,326.653.694
claes2 1,146.133.682
scots2 1,146.133.596
green2 1,146.133.588
windae2 1,146.133.588
that10 5,730.663.540
lik3 1,719.203.504
yon3 1,719.203.468
oot3 1,719.203.354
deid2 1,146.133.175
by6 3,438.403.097
bairn2 1,146.132.985
cried2 1,146.132.949
wife2 1,146.132.889
haud2 1,146.132.655
us5 2,865.332.627
past2 1,146.132.623
air2 1,146.132.302
nae2 1,146.132.300
they11 6,303.722.284
big3 1,719.202.279
masel2 1,146.132.222
we11 6,303.722.104
man4 2,292.262.084
tibbie2 1,146.13nan
tae29 16,618.912.062
watter2 1,146.132.039
warld2 1,146.132.015
rain2 1,146.131.864
taen2 1,146.131.821
a42 24,068.771.810
gang2 1,146.131.800
dinnae2 1,146.131.772
there2 1,146.131.758
near2 1,146.131.711
never2 1,146.131.684
whan4 2,292.261.665
your2 1,146.131.569
best2 1,146.131.539
phemie2 1,146.13nan
mornin2 1,146.131.515
sae5 2,865.331.512
while2 1,146.131.400
as7 4,011.461.386
awa4 2,292.261.382
till2 1,146.131.356
hame3 1,719.201.335
this4 2,292.261.254
their5 2,865.331.211
will3 1,719.201.184
i14 8,022.921.167
face2 1,146.131.022
doon2 1,146.131.018
last2 1,146.131.010
place2 1,146.130.957
wis14 8,022.920.840
wha2 1,146.130.832
oor4 2,292.260.776
fae3 1,719.200.769
scottish2 1,146.130.720
gaed2 1,146.130.698
ye7 4,011.460.686
at14 8,022.920.683
fir2 1,146.130.662
like3 1,719.200.651
thrist2 1,146.13nan
ma10 5,730.660.665
frae2 1,146.130.631
fine2 1,146.130.606
she7 4,011.460.518
anither2 1,146.130.511
syne2 1,146.130.499
seen2 1,146.130.482
nor2 1,146.130.475
yer2 1,146.130.468
time2 1,146.130.466
ll3 1,719.200.456
yin2 1,146.130.443
door2 1,146.130.429
afore3 1,719.200.398
no6 3,438.400.394
him6 3,438.400.371
for8 4,584.530.361
d2 1,146.130.357
ony2 1,146.130.303
m3 1,719.200.247
had3 1,719.200.193
black-heidit2 1,146.13nan
hae3 1,719.200.297
juist2 1,146.130.184
hoose2 1,146.130.159
wee3 1,719.200.123
oan3 1,719.200.117
but6 3,438.400.111
aye3 1,719.200.109
his11 6,303.720.108
of2 1,146.130.084
some2 1,146.130.077
ane2 1,146.130.062
day3 1,719.200.051
scotland2 1,146.130.018
up7 4,011.460.014
me6 3,438.400.012
here2 1,146.130.003
ower4 2,292.260.002
wad2 1,146.130.002
ither2 1,146.130.001
its2 1,146.130.001
solway2 1,146.13nan
ae3 1,719.200.005
bi2 1,146.130.000