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Cunningham, Lucy

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,589
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 677
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.824
Tagged as GLA (Glasgow) dialect.
Top ten most common words - a, the, and, wis, tae, ma, me, da, that, it,

List of texts in corpus

nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish
Association for Scottish Literature (2023-08-07 ) in Central dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (2,589 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
and100 38,624.95186.952
didnae23 8,883.7493.241
all19 7,338.7491.601
da43 16,608.7390.530
ad11 4,248.7483.295
fishes7 2,703.7571.812
me43 16,608.7370.462
always12 4,634.9969.877
wendy7 2,703.7569.613
a153 59,096.1862.626
mad10 3,862.5058.342
of26 10,042.4957.626
wit10 3,862.5056.737
ma45 17,381.2356.657
race9 3,476.2556.021
clyde7 2,703.7555.124
them26 10,042.4952.342
dug12 4,634.9949.119
old8 3,090.0048.070
having6 2,317.5045.692
pond6 2,317.5045.692
cos10 3,862.5045.470
fir16 6,179.9944.984
when20 7,724.9943.809
were20 7,724.9942.008
fish9 3,476.2541.738
beans5 1,931.2540.960
pups4 1,545.0040.375
crying4 1,545.0035.663
swedish5 1,931.2535.085
supper6 2,317.5035.044
dugs7 2,703.7532.932
saying5 1,931.2532.402
other8 3,090.0031.415
wee23 8,883.7431.329
anymare4 1,545.0030.660
wis58 22,402.4728.671
scones4 1,545.0028.067
feeding3 1,158.7527.699
jist18 6,952.4927.664
school7 2,703.7527.529
shaking3 1,158.7526.461
cute3 1,158.7525.441
thought6 2,317.5025.430
kitchen6 2,317.5024.834
one7 2,703.7524.417
floor4 1,545.0024.296
mattress3 1,158.7523.150
around4 1,545.0022.819
wisnae8 3,090.0022.562
sweeties4 1,545.0021.972
belly4 1,545.0021.972
breakfast4 1,545.0021.774
die4 1,545.0021.394
proud4 1,545.0021.210
ladies3 1,158.7521.049
bacon3 1,158.7521.049
lads5 1,931.2520.872
faster3 1,158.7520.227
coach3 1,158.7520.227
those5 1,931.2520.206
panting2 772.5020.186
bonkers2 772.5020.186
trembling2 772.5020.186
ruffle2 772.5020.186
fridays2 772.5020.186
excited3 1,158.7519.856
went9 3,476.2519.543
scary3 1,158.7519.507
making3 1,158.7519.177
porridge3 1,158.7519.177
whatever3 1,158.7518.866
like21 8,111.2418.774
killing2 772.5018.465
ones2 772.5018.465
wit's2 772.5018.465
bad6 2,317.5017.764
much7 2,703.7517.631
over4 1,545.0017.123
so12 4,634.9916.754
things8 3,090.0016.531
started5 1,931.2516.393
sprinted2 772.5016.382
crumbs2 772.5016.382
you16 6,179.9916.053
leash2 772.5015.649
babies2 772.5015.649
aboot21 8,111.2415.633
but25 9,656.2415.403
ate3 1,158.7515.184
laughing2 772.5015.033
starting2 772.5015.033
training2 772.5015.033
fast4 1,545.0014.739
too5 1,931.2514.728
have6 2,317.5014.608
anything3 1,158.7514.580
heeds2 772.5014.032
pal4 1,545.0013.631
hug2 772.5013.614
scared2 772.5013.614
playing2 772.5013.614
morning3 1,158.7513.305
matter3 1,158.7513.305
liked3 1,158.7513.082
looked5 1,931.2512.828
bag4 1,545.0012.732
window2 772.5012.576
legs4 1,545.0012.511
said12 4,634.9912.429
running2 772.5012.284
biscuits2 772.5012.284
could9 3,476.2512.225
tin3 1,158.7512.177
springs2 772.5012.013
sweetie2 772.5012.013
hair5 1,931.2511.888
watching2 772.5011.759
sore2 772.5011.759
wioot3 1,158.7511.648
going3 1,158.7511.565
cupboard2 772.5011.522
spat2 772.5011.298
ground2 772.5011.298
gave3 1,158.7510.942
done4 1,545.0010.925
boys3 1,158.7510.869
sometimes3 1,158.7510.451
size3 1,158.7510.385
after3 1,158.7510.385
thinking2 772.5010.341
slept2 772.5010.176
peas2 772.5010.176
bones2 772.5010.176
trying2 772.5010.017
pocket2 772.509.865
big7 2,703.759.757
couldnae4 1,545.009.724
being3 1,158.759.647
getting3 1,158.759.647
feed3 1,158.759.590
because4 1,545.009.516
water3 1,158.759.478
woke2 772.509.443
chips2 772.509.313
everything2 772.509.186
baby2 772.509.064
shot3 1,158.758.524
eat3 1,158.758.434
whole2 772.508.307
sat4 1,545.008.289
had10 3,862.508.169
how5 1,931.258.067
stop3 1,158.758.046
told2 772.508.026
that41 15,836.237.979
even7 2,703.757.893
maybe3 1,158.757.883
he'd3 1,158.757.883
folk5 1,931.257.796
eggs2 772.507.521
knew2 772.507.521
house2 772.507.444
did7 2,703.757.329
cheek2 772.507.294
loved2 772.507.294
win5 1,931.257.081
died2 772.507.080
plastic2 772.507.012
fed2 772.506.944
telt6 2,317.506.913
bedroom2 772.506.879
then8 3,090.006.805
wendy's3 1,158.75nan
ootside4 1,545.009.282
feart3 1,158.756.691
they'd2 772.506.688
that's4 1,545.006.646
really4 1,545.006.605
son3 1,158.756.569
line3 1,158.756.450
say7 2,703.756.210
eyes3 1,158.756.195
usual2 772.506.174
would3 1,158.756.140
throw2 772.506.121
especially2 772.506.069
ran3 1,158.756.059
sent3 1,158.755.902
leg2 772.505.822
know4 1,545.005.815
walked2 772.505.775
jim2 772.505.592
death2 772.505.592
nae2 772.505.507
same5 1,931.255.464
grew2 772.505.461
deed2 772.505.461
dae8 3,090.005.415
stairs2 772.505.336
family2 772.505.336
realised2 772.505.255
think6 2,317.505.235
where3 1,158.755.066
sure3 1,158.755.004
something3 1,158.755.004
wanted2 772.504.914
way3 1,158.754.668
get8 3,090.004.475
hand2 772.504.450
no13 5,021.244.434
listen2 772.504.329
fair4 1,545.004.217
might2 772.504.213
at9 3,476.254.176
hard3 1,158.754.174
am3 1,158.754.092
drink2 772.503.995
some8 3,090.003.984
got6 2,317.503.798
park2 772.503.768
took3 1,158.753.711
sorry2 772.503.535
still5 1,931.253.486
as9 3,476.253.437
came3 1,158.753.305
leave2 772.503.241
now2 772.503.241
wi12 4,634.993.194
wae5 1,931.253.167
real2 772.503.163
thing4 1,545.003.136
in30 11,587.492.950
oot17 6,566.242.928
the131 50,598.692.853
night2 772.502.788
dinnae3 1,158.752.697
das2 772.50nan
people2 772.502.659
his9 3,476.252.594
tried2 772.502.493
good2 772.502.478
away2 772.502.450
take2 772.502.421
be8 3,090.002.262
look3 1,158.752.252
go3 1,158.752.142
yer8 3,090.002.003
next2 772.501.922
few2 772.501.901
open2 772.501.774
cried2 772.501.714
felt2 772.501.572
up14 5,407.491.500
they14 5,407.491.439
again4 1,545.001.397
well2 772.501.313
ye10 3,862.501.231
though2 772.501.092
help2 772.501.060
hear2 772.500.950
doon8 3,090.000.908
he27 10,428.740.868
cannae2 772.500.828
heard2 772.500.807
saw2 772.500.747
room2 772.500.743
there9 3,476.250.732
fussing2 772.50nan
been3 1,158.750.755
made3 1,158.750.603
while2 772.500.556
we8 3,090.000.530
their6 2,317.500.529
need2 772.500.500
gie3 1,158.750.496
back7 2,703.750.487
keep2 772.500.438
fae9 3,476.250.422
only2 772.500.367
see3 1,158.750.352
three2 772.500.325
afore4 1,545.000.294
by5 1,931.250.234
it33 12,746.230.181
him8 3,090.000.180
day6 2,317.500.171
man2 772.500.159
tae58 22,402.470.124
aff4 1,545.000.102
loaf-ends2 772.50nan
gummies2 772.50nan
on17 6,566.240.074
trouts2 772.50nan
time4 1,545.000.093
intae5 1,931.250.070
or9 3,476.250.042
her14 5,407.490.039
us3 1,158.750.025
door2 772.500.024
ken3 1,158.750.021
bit7 2,703.750.018
she13 5,021.240.012
if4 1,545.000.001
it's2 772.500.000