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Harrison, Jean

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,790
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 658
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.72
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - an, the, we, a, for, was, tae, o, she, on,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934
Lallans Magazine (2001-09 ) in Central (East Lothian) dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (1,790 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
was37 20,670.39157.232
we50 27,932.96110.241
got24 13,407.8283.393
barry5 2,793.3055.324
were19 10,614.5350.486
cats6 3,351.9648.413
for38 21,229.0545.466
awfu7 3,910.6142.318
miss9 5,027.9341.562
aa20 11,173.1838.548
must7 3,910.6132.464
ca'ad3 1,675.9831.489
fields5 2,793.3028.336
chairlie3 1,675.9824.747
cream4 2,234.6424.282
us13 7,262.5723.905
silk3 1,675.9823.242
an81 45,251.4023.238
fermers4 2,234.6423.233
had13 7,262.5722.838
christie2 1,117.3221.658
clever3 1,675.9821.050
wid11 6,145.2519.977
learned3 1,675.9819.230
maxwell2 1,117.3218.754
swearin2 1,117.3218.754
puss3 1,675.9818.400
she25 13,966.4818.266
q2 1,117.3217.850
fermer's2 1,117.3217.850
ett3 1,675.9817.847
live4 2,234.6417.615
owl2 1,117.3217.115
showed3 1,675.9817.029
laddies3 1,675.9817.029
sweeties3 1,675.9817.029
my9 5,027.9316.762
wore3 1,675.9816.589
when10 5,586.5916.555
white5 2,793.3016.206
strippit2 1,117.3214.349
bell3 1,675.9814.296
christmas3 1,675.9813.845
kail2 1,117.3213.738
chocolate2 1,117.3213.465
coos2 1,117.3213.465
over3 1,675.9813.347
cat4 2,234.6413.150
her22 12,290.5012.876
goad2 1,117.3212.745
sometimes3 1,675.9812.537
schuil4 2,234.6412.298
mither6 3,351.9612.035
nice3 1,675.9812.015
bonny4 2,234.6411.876
on24 13,407.8211.526
is2 1,117.3211.286
prince2 1,117.3211.153
buyin2 1,117.3211.153
anes3 1,675.9810.847
ah2 1,117.3210.745
setterday2 1,117.3210.742
camp2 1,117.3210.742
lassie4 2,234.6410.497
big6 3,351.9610.413
hens2 1,117.3210.142
mental2 1,117.3210.033
hat2 1,117.329.824
mince2 1,117.329.530
oh4 2,234.649.273
ah'll2 1,117.329.087
ane7 3,910.619.076
supper2 1,117.329.004
sit3 1,675.988.648
tea3 1,675.988.648
cause3 1,675.988.551
abody2 1,117.328.544
tatties2 1,117.328.267
penny2 1,117.328.201
onywye2 1,117.328.201
queen2 1,117.328.009
fancy2 1,117.328.009
aboot13 7,262.577.922
the78 43,575.427.618
flooers2 1,117.327.436
oor8 4,469.277.359
faither4 2,234.647.232
gave2 1,117.327.181
class2 1,117.326.943
h2 1,117.326.898
roond3 1,675.986.685
to7 3,910.616.372
made5 2,793.306.193
smell2 1,117.326.129
widna2 1,117.326.022
gonnae2 1,117.325.852
ice2 1,117.325.852
then6 3,351.965.770
hoo3 1,675.985.664
forbye2 1,117.325.247
mary2 1,117.325.008
came3 1,675.984.999
it12 6,703.914.759
love2 1,117.324.739
wi22 12,290.504.738
write2 1,117.324.669
telt4 2,234.644.404
them7 3,910.614.362
feart2 1,117.324.344
sunday2 1,117.324.033
as5 2,793.304.009
puir2 1,117.323.978
would2 1,117.323.978
broon2 1,117.323.978
aff6 3,351.963.953
your3 1,675.983.949
table2 1,117.323.837
kent4 2,234.643.749
hauns2 1,117.323.736
two2 1,117.323.687
till3 1,675.983.594
story2 1,117.323.529
bonnie2 1,117.323.468
sittin2 1,117.323.380
keep3 1,675.983.353
black2 1,117.323.280
he9 5,027.933.258
kirk2 1,117.323.252
what3 1,675.983.196
did4 2,234.643.160
through3 1,675.983.096
went3 1,675.983.080
hair2 1,117.322.953
efternane2 1,117.32nan
sat2 1,117.323.092
juist4 2,234.642.899
if6 3,351.962.898
lot2 1,117.322.869
wife2 1,117.322.799
hae8 4,469.272.746
yet2 1,117.322.742
this3 1,675.982.738
read2 1,117.322.676
who2 1,117.322.643
quack2 1,117.32nan
wha3 1,675.982.593
have2 1,117.322.497
djeuks2 1,117.32nan
sayin2 1,117.322.559
and7 3,910.612.447
a42 23,463.692.289
wee7 3,910.612.248
times2 1,117.322.241
tell3 1,675.982.234
didna3 1,675.982.152
up11 6,145.252.127
said5 2,793.302.060
oot4 2,234.642.003
no2 1,117.321.992
some5 2,793.301.961
fur2 1,117.321.908
ye14 7,821.231.746
you6 3,351.961.730
cauld2 1,117.321.643
quince2 1,117.32nan
be13 7,262.571.557
name2 1,117.321.523
road2 1,117.321.523
weel4 2,234.641.423
o30 16,759.781.378
in22 12,290.501.362
minister's2 1,117.32nan
could3 1,675.981.227
year3 1,675.981.223
ma5 2,793.301.208
come3 1,675.981.136
ken4 2,234.641.095
only2 1,117.321.064
three2 1,117.320.999
yer5 2,793.300.859
time5 2,793.300.853
tae33 18,435.750.782
been5 2,793.300.759
of4 2,234.640.757
heid3 1,675.980.731
like3 1,675.980.731
frae5 2,793.300.648
or4 2,234.640.632
fine2 1,117.320.569
mair5 2,793.300.441
efter3 1,675.980.430
intae2 1,117.320.421
bein2 1,117.320.410
whaur2 1,117.320.348
awa3 1,675.980.312
him6 3,351.960.307
english2 1,117.320.298
whit3 1,675.980.224
at10 5,586.590.196
they8 4,469.270.167
i12 6,703.910.165
get3 1,675.980.164
twa3 1,675.980.148
but8 4,469.270.132
pit2 1,117.320.112
there4 2,234.640.085
aye3 1,675.980.084
day4 2,234.640.072
wis19 10,614.530.037
lang2 1,117.320.020
dae2 1,117.320.008
that18 10,055.870.007
afore2 1,117.320.003
me6 3,351.960.002
here2 1,117.320.000