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Tollick, Margaret

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,153
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,184
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.663
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, tae, fir, wee, in, her, a', his,

List of texts in corpus

Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales
Windfall Books (2008-12-18 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as weans (3,153 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
a'30 9,514.75205.586
fir40 12,686.33164.784
yir19 6,026.0194.437
nivir10 3,171.5875.747
daddy's7 2,220.1175.237
wee38 12,052.0170.137
wir20 6,343.1759.388
buy10 3,171.5850.239
schule7 2,220.1137.644
robin5 1,585.7931.522
naist3 951.4730.329
aggie3 951.4730.329
shove4 1,268.6329.099
shona3 951.4728.103
we'd5 1,585.7927.851
winna7 2,220.1127.275
o28 8,880.4327.069
mither12 3,805.9026.573
boatie4 1,268.6326.510
kettle4 1,268.6325.291
ah2 634.3224.811
maggie4 1,268.6324.238
when16 5,074.5323.987
willie5 1,585.7923.951
crisps3 951.4723.400
baa4 1,268.6321.981
tapsalteerie3 951.4721.979
curls3 951.4721.979
piper3 951.4721.979
if18 5,708.8521.040
flap3 951.4720.837
shepherd3 951.4720.340
sheep5 1,585.7919.508
snowball2 634.3219.401
pickled2 634.3219.401
mammie's2 634.3219.401
bairnie3 951.4719.062
little6 1,902.9519.059
wa4 1,268.6318.993
sat7 2,220.1118.865
gyte3 951.4718.344
croon3 951.4718.016
witchie2 634.3217.681
pokey2 634.3217.681
mcphee2 634.3217.681
deeved2 634.3217.681
an119 37,741.8316.942
teacher5 1,585.7916.930
then13 4,123.0616.334
she's4 1,268.6316.276
christmas4 1,268.6316.276
awfy4 1,268.6316.276
grannie4 1,268.6316.053
strangers3 951.4715.905
cam11 3,488.7415.651
laddie's2 634.3215.600
frocks2 634.3215.600
polly2 634.3215.600
chips3 951.4715.084
oor15 4,757.3715.059
lion3 951.4714.897
richt14 4,440.2214.889
duvet2 634.3214.868
eyed2 634.3214.868
saft4 1,268.6314.659
peck2 634.3214.253
bum2 634.3214.253
elizabeth2 634.3214.253
dougie3 951.4714.042
cheatie-pussie7 2,220.11nan
it17 5,391.6913.978
knee3 951.4713.734
hush2 634.3213.721
daft4 1,268.6313.574
cat5 1,585.7913.300
comb2 634.3213.254
knittin2 634.3213.254
mice2 634.3213.254
sudden3 951.4713.165
preacher2 634.3212.837
skinny2 634.3212.837
pussie6 1,902.95nan
peter3 951.4713.165
for5 1,585.7912.796
ran5 1,585.7912.772
hans2 634.3212.461
miss5 1,585.7912.453
breid3 951.4712.409
blue5 1,585.7912.365
watchin4 1,268.6312.244
cid2 634.3212.118
balloon2 634.3212.118
bairnies2 634.3212.118
brae4 1,268.6312.118
fiver2 634.3211.803
fraser2 634.3211.803
cleanin2 634.3211.803
jean2 634.3211.803
greetin4 1,268.6311.754
bonnie5 1,585.7911.570
pepper2 634.3211.512
laddie4 1,268.6311.353
sums2 634.3211.242
nuts2 634.3211.242
he'd4 1,268.6311.135
spin2 634.3210.989
sailin2 634.3210.989
mune2 634.3210.989
canny3 951.4710.794
nonsense2 634.3210.752
is7 2,220.1110.622
bleezin2 634.3210.319
dress2 634.3210.319
dab2 634.3210.120
went7 2,220.1110.075
hert5 1,585.799.842
mou3 951.479.771
wifies2 634.329.750
ivry2 634.329.750
cried5 1,585.799.718
her30 9,514.759.445
gold2 634.329.414
tears3 951.479.360
sair5 1,585.799.358
patch2 634.329.257
six3 951.479.166
minded2 634.329.106
sandy2 634.329.106
dundee2 634.328.821
doubt2 634.328.821
tail3 951.478.626
one4 1,268.638.572
puss2 634.328.557
baby2 634.328.311
widna3 951.478.140
cry3 951.477.989
douce2 634.327.971
star2 634.327.971
canna5 1,585.797.940
mak8 2,537.277.892
scunner2 634.327.864
gaun7 2,220.117.764
hat2 634.327.660
missed2 634.327.660
kye2 634.327.660
laddies2 634.327.660
alexander2 634.327.562
twenty2 634.327.562
party2 634.327.467
again8 2,537.277.463
once2 634.327.374
asleep2 634.327.374
black4 1,268.637.364
fower4 1,268.637.307
keekin2 634.327.284
doon15 4,757.377.283
morn3 951.477.253
aneath2 634.327.196
sma3 951.477.168
ye29 9,197.597.055
annie2 634.327.026
wash2 634.327.026
lies2 634.327.026
sic6 1,902.957.023
bite2 634.326.864
ba2 634.326.864
ye've2 634.326.864
draw2 634.326.864
clean3 951.476.846
fu3 951.476.846
his30 9,514.756.764
doctor3 951.476.731
home2 634.326.709
couldna3 951.476.656
there2 634.326.641
bit2 634.326.609
unicorn3 951.47nan
i'll3 951.476.545
bags2 634.326.490
ootbye2 634.326.490
granny3 951.476.402
let5 1,585.796.350
us10 3,171.586.322
mindin2 634.326.283
boy3 951.476.196
must3 951.476.196
wine2 634.326.153
ir4 1,268.636.031
and11 3,488.745.888
stair2 634.325.789
braw4 1,268.635.773
the153 48,525.215.691
coat2 634.325.621
jock3 951.475.544
like16 5,074.535.531
cola3 951.47nan
na4 1,268.635.527
nine2 634.325.513
up21 6,660.325.414
matthew2 634.325.409
rin3 951.475.375
oan10 3,171.585.219
wide2 634.325.164
broon3 951.475.160
we'll2 634.325.025
but21 6,660.324.987
lassies2 634.324.980
began2 634.324.936
maks3 951.474.883
young4 1,268.634.725
rest3 951.474.716
three5 1,585.794.660
sir2 634.324.603
yin6 1,902.954.569
he's2 634.324.412
left5 1,585.794.358
tweedledee3 951.47nan
white3 951.474.195
auld9 2,854.424.126
milk2 634.324.097
ma22 6,977.484.050
horse2 634.323.999
wan5 1,585.793.995
catch2 634.323.967
wha5 1,585.793.951
in36 11,417.703.919
this6 1,902.953.730
some9 2,854.423.721
lassie3 951.473.653
wrang3 951.473.636
jannie's2 634.32nan
aye9 2,854.423.576
flair2 634.323.555
wis22 6,977.483.545
rinnin2 634.323.422
they19 6,026.013.288
under2 634.323.271
fine5 1,585.793.268
on12 3,805.903.256
till4 1,268.633.236
bowfer2 634.32nan
gied4 1,268.633.180
haud3 951.473.144
wait2 634.323.105
hir3 951.473.100
allie-ballie-bee2 634.32nan
great3 951.473.086
fifty-p2 634.32nan
atween4 1,268.633.049
pairty2 634.323.015
allie-ballie2 634.32nan
rid2 634.323.015
yon4 1,268.632.954
stood2 634.322.949
world2 634.322.949
at13 4,123.062.944
oh3 951.472.904
tellt2 634.322.886
he19 6,026.012.873
intae2 634.322.817
kept2 634.322.763
wi16 5,074.532.696
loon2 634.322.646
peerie2 634.322.627
lad2 634.322.572
john3 951.472.525
tea2 634.322.517
noo2 634.322.450
verra2 634.322.447
she23 7,294.642.434
huntiegowk2 634.32nan
sang2 634.322.535
seemed2 634.322.312
mair3 951.472.300
roon4 1,268.632.275
sunday2 634.322.248
too2 634.322.217
frae10 3,171.582.205
warld3 951.472.204
puir2 634.322.201
can2 634.322.125
toon2 634.322.110
fowk2 634.321.968
near3 951.471.858
tak5 1,585.791.848
saw3 951.471.797
windae2 634.321.784
green2 634.321.784
are7 2,220.111.783
ten2 634.321.772
that24 7,611.801.766
faither3 951.471.746
tae57 18,078.021.739
folk3 951.471.721
mclver2 634.32nan
reidbriest2 634.32nan
sittin2 634.321.699
be11 3,488.741.681
of2 634.321.652
aff7 2,220.111.636
get7 2,220.111.624
naethin2 634.321.562
hae11 3,488.741.554
skeltered2 634.32nan
them8 2,537.271.553
ower4 1,268.631.552
had7 2,220.111.546
thocht5 1,585.791.501
enough2 634.321.497
muckle5 1,585.791.496
mcmaster2 634.32nan
yer3 951.471.494
haein2 634.321.466
aroon2 634.321.466
thir3 951.471.413
all2 634.321.366
ben2 634.321.366
bairn2 634.321.309
lot2 634.321.290
keep3 951.471.226
their3 951.471.224
set3 951.471.220
to2 634.321.195
me14 4,440.221.150
or7 2,220.111.146
should2 634.321.092
back4 1,268.631.092
thon4 1,268.631.068
jist7 2,220.111.068
milkman2 634.32nan
far3 951.471.059
bairns3 951.471.031
bed2 634.321.022
face3 951.470.966
ony4 1,268.630.920
we16 5,074.530.918
new4 1,268.630.887
that's2 634.320.887
really2 634.320.873
air2 634.320.809
did4 1,268.630.779
him11 3,488.740.760
though2 634.320.680
so2 634.320.644
baith3 951.470.614
whit9 2,854.420.605
said6 1,902.950.602
ain2 634.320.598
trews2 634.32nan
here5 1,585.790.592
come4 1,268.630.581
end2 634.320.548
man2 634.320.510
lang2 634.320.508
pit4 1,268.630.495
a99 31,398.670.479
mccrumb2 634.32nan
tweedledum2 634.32nan
right2 634.320.468
nae7 2,220.110.464
weel5 1,585.790.459
heid2 634.320.435
macskimming2 634.32nan
body2 634.320.815
room2 634.320.397
twa3 951.470.378
awa5 1,585.790.372
was2 634.320.361
wey2 634.320.338
got2 634.320.325
side2 634.320.304
has2 634.320.260
i21 6,660.320.258
tho2 634.320.243
see4 1,268.630.236
day5 1,585.790.227
whaur3 951.470.226
need2 634.320.217
fair2 634.320.217
you7 2,220.110.208
still3 951.470.190
mind3 951.470.186
dae3 951.470.162
oot12 3,805.900.124
it's3 951.470.110
think2 634.320.076
hame3 951.470.075
as18 5,708.850.074
no9 2,854.420.059
gie2 634.320.058
muffet2 634.32nan
wid3 951.470.055
een2 634.320.033
made2 634.320.029
my3 951.470.027
hid4 1,268.630.018
goosie-goosie-gander2 634.32nan
door2 634.320.015
by5 1,585.790.004
tell2 634.320.003
humpty-dumpty2 634.32nan
dinna2 634.320.190
sae5 1,585.790.001