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Moodie, Gordon D.

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,624
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 658
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.468
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, ah, an, a, tae, o, ma, wiz, he, it,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock
Lallans Magazine (2017-07 ) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,624 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.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
heez	21	12,931.03	226.613
iz	21	12,931.03	161.588
seys	11	6,773.40	127.768
morton	12	7,389.16	123.444
wiz	26	16,009.85	106.192
ah	56	34,482.76	104.562
snoke	7	4,310.34	84.516
heem	7	4,310.34	67.538
whin	12	7,389.16	63.870
hud	11	6,773.40	40.195
ma	29	17,857.14	37.756
ah've	6	3,694.58	37.578
ah'm	7	4,310.34	34.597
caws	4	2,463.05	32.705
sadie	3	1,847.29	32.072
fur	19	11,699.51	27.784
oan	14	8,620.69	27.532
thur's	3	1,847.29	26.601
erchie	4	2,463.05	25.631
foond	4	2,463.05	24.862
windae	6	3,694.58	23.159
dabs	2	1,231.53	22.047
alzheimer's	2	1,231.53	22.047
hoover	2	1,231.53	20.324
goat	6	3,694.58	19.255
sherbet	2	1,231.53	19.142
appen	2	1,231.53	18.237
sue	2	1,231.53	18.237
wud	4	2,463.05	16.888
indwallers	2	1,231.53	16.884
cissie	7	4,310.34	nan
theem	7	4,310.34	nan
cuppa	2	1,231.53	16.884
dustin	2	1,231.53	16.884
gang	6	3,694.58	16.685
stairheid	2	1,231.53	16.350
dash	2	1,231.53	15.880
tellt	4	2,463.05	15.247
thur	4	2,463.05	14.805
cams	2	1,231.53	14.735
needit	3	1,847.29	14.584
anely	4	2,463.05	14.435
week	4	2,463.05	14.083
hur	3	1,847.29	13.988
git	5	3,078.82	13.801
speirs	2	1,231.53	13.129
sneck	2	1,231.53	13.129
wiss	2	1,231.53	13.129
neb	3	1,847.29	13.094
fridge	2	1,231.53	12.916
hum	2	1,231.53	12.521
bit	13	8,004.93	11.905
hoose	7	4,310.34	11.440
taxi	2	1,231.53	11.392
bin	4	2,463.05	11.221
cawin	2	1,231.53	11.122
aw	12	7,389.16	10.758
laddie	3	1,847.29	10.604
cloot	2	1,231.53	10.520
fish	3	1,847.29	10.434
strang	3	1,847.29	10.229
me	14	8,620.69	9.701
i	2	1,231.53	9.052
ilka	4	2,463.05	8.676
wir	5	3,078.82	8.669
ye	2	1,231.53	7.593
ivery	2	1,231.53	7.215
sax	2	1,231.53	7.171
daes	2	1,231.53	7.040
een	5	3,078.82	6.868
wrang	3	1,847.29	6.858
is	3	1,847.29	6.827
dr	2	1,231.53	5.948
onny	3	1,847.29	nan
hame	5	3,078.82	5.990
he	24	14,778.33	5.798
wull	3	1,847.29	5.668
widnae	2	1,231.53	5.651
mynd	2	1,231.53	5.539
day	8	4,926.11	5.173
an	56	34,482.76	4.899
aimbulance	3	1,847.29	nan
awa	6	3,694.58	5.447
tea	2	1,231.53	4.680
bein	4	2,463.05	4.460
rin	2	1,231.53	4.459
door	4	2,463.05	4.412
ur	2	1,231.53	4.218
thae	3	1,847.29	4.133
maks	2	1,231.53	4.113
tho	3	1,847.29	4.052
didnae	3	1,847.29	3.982
take	2	1,231.53	3.898
aince	2	1,231.53	3.758
it's	4	2,463.05	3.724
with	2	1,231.53	3.698
whae	2	1,231.53	3.698
fower	2	1,231.53	3.568
at	5	3,078.82	3.490
place	3	1,847.29	3.247
daein	2	1,231.53	3.150
as	5	3,078.82	2.960
richt	5	3,078.82	2.943
should	2	1,231.53	2.910
bide	2	1,231.53	2.792
auld	5	3,078.82	2.714
twa	5	3,078.82	2.710
streeps	3	1,847.29	nan
haein	2	1,231.53	3.403
oh	2	1,231.53	2.691
and	6	3,694.58	2.618
tell	3	1,847.29	2.615
times	2	1,231.53	2.527
of	5	3,078.82	2.435
morton's	2	1,231.53	nan
hiz	2	1,231.53	2.410
coorse	2	1,231.53	2.401
the	81	49,876.85	2.156
oot	11	6,773.40	2.150
they	3	1,847.29	2.111
hale	2	1,231.53	2.003
thon	3	1,847.29	1.989
efter	4	2,463.05	1.947
haun	2	1,231.53	1.891
kin	2	1,231.53	1.871
faither	2	1,231.53	1.818
streep	2	1,231.53	nan
name	2	1,231.53	1.779
tak	3	1,847.29	1.594
yon	2	1,231.53	1.406
want	2	1,231.53	1.335
sic	2	1,231.53	1.191
flat'	2	1,231.53	nan
or	3	1,847.29	1.159
it	24	14,778.33	1.118
mither	2	1,231.53	1.101
hae	6	3,694.58	1.089
vanilla	2	1,231.53	nan
ane	3	1,847.29	1.041
marzipan	2	1,231.53	nan
up	4	2,463.05	0.905
baith	2	1,231.53	0.884
tae	40	24,630.54	0.776
ba's	2	1,231.53	nan
sae	4	2,463.05	0.717
wid	3	1,847.29	0.712
ither	3	1,847.29	0.647
be	6	3,694.58	0.640
weel	3	1,847.29	0.574
granny'	2	1,231.53	nan
nae	3	1,847.29	0.647
cotton-woo	2	1,231.53	nan
yin	2	1,231.53	0.572
whit	5	3,078.82	0.538
intae	4	2,463.05	0.472
fae	6	3,694.58	0.447
frae	2	1,231.53	0.443
maist	2	1,231.53	0.402
new	2	1,231.53	0.398
aff	3	1,847.29	0.315
wi	14	8,620.69	0.288
a	51	31,403.94	0.248
their	2	1,231.53	0.228
my	2	1,231.53	0.224
in	23	14,162.56	0.220
muckle	2	1,231.53	0.218
pit	2	1,231.53	0.212
see	2	1,231.53	0.152
by	2	1,231.53	0.110
if	3	1,847.29	0.102
fowk	2	1,231.53	0.076
prowess'	2	1,231.53	nan
heid	2	1,231.53	0.098
o	35	21,551.72	0.076
lang	2	1,231.53	0.074
cumfurt	2	1,231.53	nan
man	2	1,231.53	0.073
diznae	2	1,231.53	nan
that	15	9,236.45	0.066
noo	3	1,847.29	0.051
ain	2	1,231.53	0.050
than	2	1,231.53	0.047
she	9	5,541.87	0.042
back	3	1,847.29	0.034
theez	2	1,231.53	nan
no	4	2,463.05	0.018
had	2	1,231.53	0.013
afore	2	1,231.53	0.006
time	3	1,847.29	0.003
us	2	1,231.53	0.002