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Crawford, Ross

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 5,380
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,442
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.731
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, it, a, and, tae, in, ae, ah, her, she,

List of texts in corpus

Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI
Eemis Stane (2022-05-06 ) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as script (865 words)
At Stake
productmagazine.co.uk (2022-02-06) in Central (Stirling) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,186 words)

Mindin
Medium (2021-05-28) in Central (Stirling) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (269 words)

At Stake
Medium (2021-07-23) in Central (Stirling) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,349 words)

Awa in a Dwam
Medium (2021-08-03) in Central (Stirling) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,711 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
declan29 5,390.33297.665
ae97 18,029.74292.320
baw30 5,576.21218.560
an10 1,858.74208.055
king29 5,390.33159.513
oan54 10,037.17125.625
spike13 2,416.36125.564
and110 20,446.10101.627
playtime11 2,044.6194.180
whur11 2,044.6182.039
sir16 2,973.9881.274
james17 3,159.8580.720
ah88 16,356.8877.729
she80 14,869.8967.937
spak15 2,788.1067.118
her80 14,869.8966.824
goals9 1,672.8663.461
wae27 5,018.5954.187
it129 23,977.7053.675
parents10 1,858.7451.374
shid8 1,486.9950.551
thur13 2,416.3648.324
right18 3,345.7247.722
ailsa30 5,576.21nan
railing5 929.3747.413
railins6 1,115.2446.798
school12 2,230.4844.068
whistlin5 929.3742.255
gory5 929.3740.485
haun16 2,973.9839.081
almaist5 929.3738.997
walsh4 743.4937.253
wan18 3,345.7235.583
scratch6 1,115.2435.486
railings4 743.4934.629
broonie4 743.4934.629
but52 9,665.4332.848
spikes4 743.4932.717
kindae4 743.4931.197
jist28 5,204.4630.120
railin4 743.4929.932
rusty4 743.4928.848
through15 2,788.1028.051
quhen3 557.6227.196
landis3 557.6227.196
woke5 929.3727.159
figures4 743.4927.052
dwam5 929.3726.392
like37 6,877.3226.338
shuffle3 557.6224.975
palm4 743.4924.962
seumas17 3,159.85nan
goat11 2,044.6123.998
huv10 1,858.7423.678
either8 1,486.9923.482
intae27 5,018.5923.471
oantae4 743.4922.843
if25 4,646.8422.793
ainlie5 929.3722.771
waw5 929.3722.285
injury3 557.6222.165
knowe4 743.4921.187
d26 4,832.7121.002
fur34 6,319.7020.639
unnerneath3 557.6220.288
park7 1,301.1220.179
against6 1,115.2419.167
stake3 557.6218.875
wid19 3,531.6018.818
wur13 2,416.3618.783
break4 743.4917.922
hing7 1,301.1217.918
wiy3 557.6217.741
erse5 929.3717.728
will16 2,973.9817.561
dofirstep2 371.7517.314
dafties2 371.7517.314
hiss2 371.7517.314
thermostat2 371.7517.314
urgh2 371.7517.314
grime2 371.7517.314
arnold2 371.7517.314
sleep-walkin2 371.7517.314
boonce2 371.7517.314
weirdo2 371.7517.314
beid2 371.7517.314
rectangle2 371.7517.314
wispy2 371.7517.314
remembert2 371.7517.314
cobwebs2 371.7517.314
isnae7 1,301.1217.305
whenever3 557.6217.249
sleep6 1,115.2416.891
louder3 557.6216.795
else7 1,301.1216.586
few8 1,486.9916.318
really9 1,672.8616.256
routine3 557.6215.983
movies2 371.7515.598
midfield2 371.7515.598
severed2 371.7515.598
awin2 371.7515.598
prolly2 371.7515.598
shadowy2 371.7515.598
aw29 5,390.3315.422
mark4 743.4915.325
pain5 929.3714.952
gentle3 557.6214.950
blooter2 371.7514.423
defo2 371.7514.423
pierced2 371.7514.423
nab2 371.7514.423
annoyin2 371.7514.423
wildebeest2 371.7514.423
coronavirus2 371.7514.423
aware3 557.6214.353
rotten3 557.6214.353
blood4 743.4914.239
caw4 743.4914.097
paint3 557.6214.077
gaun12 2,230.4814.055
a114 21,189.5913.930
absolutely3 557.6213.814
iron4 743.4913.555
shield2 371.7513.525
listens2 371.7513.525
wisnae8 1,486.9913.314
violent2 371.7512.798
goalie2 371.7512.798
jammies2 371.7512.798
clawin2 371.7512.798
strips2 371.7512.798
tapped2 371.7512.798
awkward2 371.7512.798
awoke2 371.7512.798
dependit2 371.7512.798
air8 1,486.9912.541
teacher5 929.3712.488
hall4 743.4912.474
ayewis3 557.6212.455
heid15 2,788.1012.210
why6 1,115.2412.195
alwis6 1,115.24nan
maybe5 929.3712.413
somethin7 1,301.1212.187
surroondit2 371.7512.187
signature2 371.7512.187
these8 1,486.9911.896
metal3 557.6211.885
staunin5 929.3711.766
dried3 557.6211.707
scrape2 371.7511.659
commentators2 371.7511.659
boggin2 371.7511.659
keeked2 371.7511.659
scraped2 371.7511.659
efter16 2,973.9811.521
wonder3 557.6211.369
every6 1,115.2411.353
hole4 743.4911.353
go9 1,672.8611.203
ragged2 371.7511.196
realm2 371.7511.196
punched2 371.7511.196
didnae9 1,672.8611.084
shout3 557.6211.051
when15 2,788.1010.911
amazin2 371.7510.783
pap2 371.7510.783
random2 371.7510.783
inner2 371.7510.783
stood5 929.3710.561
ve12 2,230.4810.478
bullets2 371.7510.411
ahm2 371.7510.411
watches2 371.7510.411
stoap3 557.6210.331
ooter2 371.7510.072
creep2 371.7510.072
faster2 371.7510.072
sumhin2 371.7510.072
anaw3 557.6210.069
beyond3 557.6210.069
awa16 2,973.989.898
theday2 371.759.762
slipped2 371.759.762
keeper2 371.759.762
during2 371.759.762
bit4 743.499.738
since5 929.379.681
rust4 743.49nan
spittin2 371.759.762
sure6 1,115.249.603
habit2 371.759.475
whisper2 371.759.475
not5 929.379.427
ower24 4,460.979.365
happen4 743.499.358
london3 557.629.355
deid6 1,115.249.326
shapes2 371.759.209
thoughts2 371.759.209
gonnae4 743.499.156
image3 557.629.032
fake2 371.758.961
myne2 371.758.961
confusion2 371.758.961
paw2 371.758.961
awfa2 371.758.961
s60 11,152.428.941
worse3 557.628.828
usually3 557.628.828
any5 929.378.807
usin2 371.758.728
evdy4 743.49nan
naebdy2 371.758.728
pee2 371.758.728
fingernail4 743.49nan
landit2 371.758.728
smyth4 743.49nan
too5 929.378.762
onymair2 371.758.728
least5 929.378.717
trail2 371.758.509
midnicht2 371.758.509
yer20 3,717.478.494
couldnae5 929.378.453
gàidhlig3 557.628.444
familiar2 371.758.303
nichts3 557.628.263
between3 557.628.263
my12 2,230.488.164
lunch2 371.758.108
impaled3 557.62nan
noise3 557.628.088
finger3 557.628.088
points2 371.757.923
reached3 557.627.919
pulled3 557.627.757
decent2 371.757.747
guilty2 371.757.747
airms4 743.497.703
wake2 371.757.579
want8 1,486.997.481
shuirlie2 371.757.419
rubber2 371.757.419
tear2 371.757.266
black5 929.377.168
hero2 371.757.119
bridge2 371.757.119
rang2 371.756.978
sometimes3 557.626.950
hink3 557.626.950
make4 743.496.937
went8 1,486.996.847
kicked2 371.756.843
foot2 371.756.843
mornin7 1,301.126.827
grassland3 557.62nan
da5 929.376.767
moment3 557.626.753
chris2 371.756.713
risk2 371.756.713
chest2 371.756.713
the268 49,814.136.663
hings3 557.626.626
gap2 371.756.587
leather2 371.756.587
smaw2 371.756.587
behind3 557.626.503
fault2 371.756.466
hauf5 929.376.380
though6 1,115.246.362
ay2 371.756.288
position2 371.756.236
filum3 557.62nan
aroon5 929.376.258
beard2 371.756.236
thoat2 371.756.236
grab2 371.756.127
grass2 371.756.127
tyme3 557.626.041
unless2 371.755.919
shooder2 371.755.919
able4 743.495.819
looks3 557.625.625
takes2 371.755.538
catch3 557.625.479
who5 929.375.450
gates2 371.755.449
fitba3 557.625.432
actual2 371.755.279
pure3 557.625.203
whit20 3,717.475.153
people4 743.495.153
dinnae6 1,115.245.124
day4 743.495.094
ages2 371.755.040
nothin2 371.755.040
indeed2 371.754.964
wis71 13,197.034.918
johnny2 371.754.890
distance2 371.754.890
aulder3 557.624.861
rest4 743.494.824
sum3 557.624.780
yett2 371.754.747
subject2 371.754.678
took5 929.374.619
wurds2 371.754.611
scots10 1,858.744.610
widnae3 557.624.547
are2 371.754.540
weather2 371.754.480
stop3 557.624.436
englische3 557.62nan
wance2 371.754.417
rule2 371.754.417
became2 371.754.417
worry2 371.754.355
guy2 371.754.355
happent2 371.754.355
serious2 371.754.295
by15 2,788.104.191
insteid3 557.624.189
play4 743.494.183
danger2 371.754.177
sorry3 557.624.122
bell2 371.754.120
sticks2 371.754.120
he34 6,319.704.073
nicht9 1,672.864.025
save2 371.754.009
proper2 371.754.009
dae12 2,230.484.002
then11 2,044.613.979
comes5 929.373.971
aye3 557.623.966
soon3 557.623.959
team2 371.753.955
sound2 371.753.955
fash2 371.753.955
action2 371.753.955
swingset2 371.75nan
whitever2 371.753.903
lucky2 371.753.903
schwarzenegger2 371.75nan
while6 1,115.243.818
ask3 557.623.803
durin2 371.753.800
oot14 2,602.233.786
follae2 371.753.750
front4 743.493.717
pavillion2 371.75nan
pat2 371.753.701
slagged2 371.75nan
their4 743.493.679
his42 7,806.693.657
neither2 371.753.653
started3 557.623.567
wallace2 371.753.559
shite2 371.753.559
human3 557.623.429
mad2 371.753.338
walked2 371.753.338
distante2 371.75nan
cannae5 929.373.312
england2 371.753.296
boys2 371.753.254
cause3 557.623.218
escalator2 371.75nan
could10 1,858.745.347
robert2 371.753.213
become2 371.753.213
even8 1,486.993.206
fae22 4,089.223.190
touch2 371.753.173
tells2 371.753.173
still8 1,486.993.164
eyes3 557.623.143
scotland2 371.753.134
faimily2 371.753.134
no21 3,903.353.106
nae9 1,672.863.082
get12 2,230.483.057
bother2 371.753.057
felt4 743.493.040
clear3 557.622.998
began2 371.752.982
up29 5,390.332.972
quho2 371.75nan
bare2 371.752.982
grew2 371.752.945
playgroun2 371.75nan
sae4 743.492.927
anywiy2 371.75nan
lang2 371.752.905
bed4 743.492.881
onywiy2 371.75nan
-ratit2 371.75nan
goes2 371.752.874
pairts2 371.752.874
actually2 371.752.804
realised2 371.752.770
poor2 371.752.737
fast2 371.752.671
harry2 371.752.671
being2 371.752.639
mither6 1,115.242.629
used3 557.622.582
betwix2 371.75nan
those2 371.752.576
red2 371.752.545
i23 4,275.092.535
reason2 371.752.485
thum2 371.752.397
tried3 557.622.367
door7 1,301.122.324
centre2 371.752.285
bad3 557.622.257
kind3 557.622.222
its3 557.622.215
wiys2 371.75nan
game2 371.752.205
thought2 371.752.154
hersel3 557.622.152
weeks2 371.752.128
before2 371.752.128
naebody3 557.622.101
might2 371.752.079
william2 371.752.079
pit2 371.752.031
flair2 371.752.006
enough3 557.622.003
squelch2 371.75nan
in97 18,029.741.971
sclaffs2 371.75nan
soond-effect2 371.75nan
looked3 557.621.955
playin2 371.751.936
say8 1,486.991.934
deflection2 371.75nan
hingin2 371.751.914
thocht2 371.751.902
withoot2 371.751.891
said4 743.491.829
use2 371.751.826
light2 371.751.826
ma29 5,390.331.777
come2 371.751.764
there19 3,531.601.763
land2 371.751.762
dark2 371.751.762
stories2 371.751.721
tae102 18,959.111.710
way3 557.621.703
hair3 557.621.648
news2 371.751.622
big6 1,115.241.611
had11 2,044.611.608
ye36 6,691.451.587
daein3 557.621.582
wrang3 557.621.582
brither2 371.751.565
heard4 743.491.535
hope2 371.751.529
cauld4 743.491.515
full2 371.751.511
be21 3,903.351.480
granny2 371.751.475
stuff2 371.751.423
as40 7,434.941.412
saw4 743.491.407
means2 371.751.406
ll9 1,672.861.348
write2 371.751.340
hud4 743.491.315
leid6 1,115.241.294
cherges2 371.75nan
look4 743.491.288
leave2 371.751.277
fave2 371.75nan
room4 743.491.261
am3 557.621.259
gie2 371.751.219
ontae2 371.751.217
important2 371.751.217
micht2 371.751.209
real2 371.751.202
ither9 1,672.861.192
happened2 371.751.188
state2 371.751.145
barrelled2 371.75nan
done2 371.751.145
time13 2,416.361.139
i'm2 371.751.117
een2 371.751.113
feart2 371.751.103
me13 2,416.361.102
late2 371.751.090
side4 743.491.087
auld10 1,858.741.078
sit2 371.751.076
wee8 1,486.991.057
believe2 371.750.999
guid-boy2 371.75nan
chance2 371.750.999
history2 371.750.986
need4 743.490.966
them6 1,115.240.893
daze2 371.75nan
that's3 557.620.955
skewered2 371.75nan
doot2 371.750.938
hauns2 371.750.869
so8 1,486.990.850
thunk2 371.75nan
broon2 371.750.846
at40 7,434.940.841
life5 929.370.838
aliene2 371.75nan
dust2 371.756.843
ran2 371.750.836
sense2 371.750.814
some10 1,858.740.802
they25 4,646.840.754
crumbly2 371.75nan
couple2 371.750.742
wawpaper2 371.75nan
did6 1,115.240.681
gloved2 371.75nan
ootside2 371.750.657
unner2 371.750.648
arnie2 371.75nan
gristle2 371.75nan
ane7 1,301.120.615
fowk6 1,115.240.609
fine2 371.750.598
less2 371.750.588
himsel2 371.750.563
very2 371.750.563
ken5 929.370.536
bookcase2 371.75nan
us9 1,672.860.531
that48 8,921.930.523
guid4 743.490.510
dug2 371.750.509
tak3 557.620.490
aff9 1,672.860.485
never3 557.620.461
dry2 371.750.411
can10 1,858.740.392
weel8 1,486.990.392
next2 371.750.374
we19 3,531.600.356
faither3 557.620.354
this18 3,345.720.348
been8 1,486.990.342
clasped2 371.75nan
see7 1,301.120.323
afore5 929.370.321
mair13 2,416.360.296
first6 1,115.240.280
aboot14 2,602.230.278
yin3 557.620.248
which3 557.620.238
three2 371.750.227
hard2 371.750.215
made3 557.620.188
different2 371.750.187
face2 371.750.179
here5 929.370.157
is31 5,762.080.154
fugue2 371.75nan
feet2 371.750.176
tell4 743.490.141
set2 371.750.122
hauf-light2 371.75nan
should2 371.750.207
him13 2,416.360.119
hoose4 743.490.105
keep2 371.750.098
or19 3,531.600.086
leids2 371.750.082
fair2 371.750.070
noo8 1,486.990.067
emanated2 371.75nan
than5 929.370.054
times2 371.750.052
has2 371.750.045
seen4 743.490.043
m6 1,115.240.037
doon11 2,044.610.035
year4 743.490.033
thegither2 371.750.026
last3 557.620.021
road2 371.750.020
says3 557.620.009
men2 371.750.007
ilka2 371.750.003
maist4 743.490.003
same3 557.620.003
end2 371.750.002
hale2 371.750.002
oor8 1,486.990.002
how2 371.750.002
feel2 371.750.001
back11 2,044.610.001
roon3 557.620.000
nichtly2 371.75nan