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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 4,584.5392.525
logie4 2,292.2646.253
morrison5 2,865.3342.843
t14 8,022.9241.310
orra6 3,438.4033.915
katy4 2,292.2633.893
lass6 3,438.4032.943
cam11 6,303.7226.926
gowden4 2,292.2626.015
flame3 1,719.2023.927
bairnie3 1,719.2023.927
tink4 2,292.2623.053
caald3 1,719.2022.641
awaa3 1,719.2021.917
neill2 1,146.1321.809
froak2 1,146.1321.809
her26 14,899.7121.645
twaa2 1,146.1320.086
fire6 3,438.4019.965
purple3 1,719.2019.234
wattergaw2 1,146.1318.904
hill5 2,865.3318.589
tassie2 1,146.1318.000
barefuit2 1,146.1318.000
snaa3 1,719.2017.895
et4 2,292.2617.526
brent2 1,146.1317.265
robb3 1,719.2016.810
norlan2 1,146.1316.647
handsome2 1,146.1316.647
were10 5,730.6616.126
lassie5 2,865.3315.748
hair5 2,865.3315.712
on26 14,899.7115.432
simmer4 2,292.2615.003
lauch3 1,719.2014.905
wi29 16,618.9114.594
sang4 2,292.2614.126
winter4 2,292.2614.035
sweirt2 1,146.1313.887
mune2 1,146.1313.887
hills3 1,719.2013.330
wat2 1,146.1313.120
bonny4 2,292.2612.254
and2 1,146.1312.068
slippit2 1,146.1311.929
white4 2,292.2611.882
black4 2,292.2611.882
katie2 1,146.1311.762
earth3 1,719.2011.753
nou5 2,865.3311.594
muir2 1,146.1311.448
taes2 1,146.1311.158
drave2 1,146.1311.158
ben4 2,292.2610.849
is2 1,146.1310.848
makars2 1,146.1310.761
shuin2 1,146.1310.637
whyle2 1,146.1310.637
s26 14,899.7110.297
out4 2,292.2610.285
storm2 1,146.139.869
reid3 1,719.209.779
ancient2 1,146.139.676
intil4 2,292.269.559
brithers2 1,146.139.492
burns3 1,719.209.259
roun2 1,146.139.149
aald2 1,146.139.068
mony5 2,865.339.060
loon3 1,719.209.018
breid2 1,146.138.989
burn3 1,719.208.885
ah2 1,146.138.782
cairt2 1,146.138.761
weir2 1,146.138.547
nicht6 3,438.408.436
it9 5,157.598.262
ran3 1,719.208.185
la2 1,146.137.911
come6 3,438.407.911
flooers2 1,146.137.631
say6 3,438.407.569
gane2 1,146.137.525
he6 3,438.407.384
an64 36,676.227.367
faimily2 1,146.137.084
tears2 1,146.136.948
wit2 1,146.136.861
gied4 2,292.266.820
hus2 1,146.136.818
fou2 1,146.136.775
pain2 1,146.136.692
turn3 1,719.206.590
win4 2,292.266.572
aa9 5,157.596.453
een5 2,865.336.335
spring2 1,146.136.304
lang6 3,438.406.226
sair3 1,719.206.096
thole2 1,146.136.022
then6 3,438.405.924
braw3 1,719.205.903
great3 1,719.205.752
born2 1,146.135.701
sleep2 1,146.135.671
mither4 2,292.265.563
brae2 1,146.135.552
grey2 1,146.135.381
in40 22,922.645.330
airms2 1,146.135.326
men3 1,719.204.799
re4 2,292.264.632
the122 69,914.044.401
tent2 1,146.134.198
across2 1,146.134.179
word2 1,146.133.998
o25 14,326.653.889
yersel2 1,146.133.747
throu3 1,719.203.733
windae2 1,146.133.699
claes2 1,146.133.653
that10 5,730.663.621
green2 1,146.133.606
scots2 1,146.133.550
lik3 1,719.203.518
yon3 1,719.203.509
oot3 1,719.203.305
deid2 1,146.133.198
bairn2 1,146.132.962
by6 3,438.402.919
wife2 1,146.132.915
cried2 1,146.132.904
haud2 1,146.132.662
past2 1,146.132.621
us5 2,865.332.458
masel2 1,146.132.396
air2 1,146.132.315
nae2 1,146.132.307
they11 6,303.722.218
big3 1,719.202.203
tibbie2 1,146.13nan
tae29 16,618.912.135
man4 2,292.262.109
watter2 1,146.132.055
warld2 1,146.132.016
we11 6,303.721.911
rain2 1,146.131.882
never2 1,146.131.839
a42 24,068.771.829
taen2 1,146.131.818
dinnae2 1,146.131.777
gang2 1,146.131.777
there2 1,146.131.741
your2 1,146.131.690
whan4 2,292.261.654
near2 1,146.131.639
mornin2 1,146.131.596
best2 1,146.131.542
sae5 2,865.331.504
as7 4,011.461.468
hame3 1,719.201.341
awa4 2,292.261.339
while2 1,146.131.331
till2 1,146.131.310
i14 8,022.921.296
this4 2,292.261.269
will3 1,719.201.244
their5 2,865.331.161
face2 1,146.131.093
doon2 1,146.131.008
last2 1,146.131.008
ma10 5,730.660.914
place2 1,146.130.888
wha2 1,146.130.809
wis14 8,022.920.775
scottish2 1,146.130.759
fae3 1,719.200.753
gaed2 1,146.130.724
oor4 2,292.260.697
fir2 1,146.130.672
ye7 4,011.460.668
frae2 1,146.130.658
thrist2 1,146.13nan
at14 8,022.920.654
fine2 1,146.130.643
like3 1,719.200.591
ll3 1,719.200.503
seen2 1,146.130.489
anither2 1,146.130.486
syne2 1,146.130.470
yer2 1,146.130.459
nor2 1,146.130.452
phemie2 1,146.13nan
time2 1,146.130.445
no6 3,438.400.442
door2 1,146.130.439
him6 3,438.400.370
solway2 1,146.13nan
she7 4,011.460.415
afore3 1,719.200.370
for8 4,584.530.353
yin2 1,146.130.351
d2 1,146.130.349
m3 1,719.200.338
ony2 1,146.130.265
black-heidit2 1,146.13nan
hae3 1,719.200.345
juist2 1,146.130.179
oan3 1,719.200.170
had3 1,719.200.151
hoose2 1,146.130.139
wee3 1,719.200.125
his11 6,303.720.098
but6 3,438.400.094
some2 1,146.130.075
aye3 1,719.200.074
ane2 1,146.130.067
of2 1,146.130.063
day3 1,719.200.039
me6 3,438.400.035
scotland2 1,146.130.016
up7 4,011.460.012
ae3 1,719.200.005
wad2 1,146.130.005
ower4 2,292.260.003
here2 1,146.130.003
its2 1,146.130.002
ither2 1,146.130.000
bi2 1,146.130.000