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Higgs, Jo

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,273
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 908
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.503
Tagged as EDN (Edinburgh) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, of, a, wiz, ah, to, n, that, he, it,

List of texts in corpus

The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols
berfrois (2022-08-08) in Central (Edinburgh) dialect (EDN), categorised as prose (2,273 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
of	75	32,996.04	339.277
evans	26	11,438.63	310.344
nichols	24	10,558.73	285.950
n	42	18,477.78	253.624
wiz	50	21,997.36	236.658
to	43	18,917.73	156.983
evan	11	4,839.42	127.964
fucking	11	4,839.42	117.464
cid	8	3,519.58	85.180
an	6	2,639.68	78.540
ah	43	18,917.73	45.719
just	14	6,159.26	44.068
most	7	3,079.63	43.553
tool	5	2,199.74	38.297
course	8	3,519.58	37.648
wurds	6	2,639.68	37.551
so	17	7,479.10	37.364
bastard	5	2,199.74	32.702
ve	12	5,279.37	26.449
prick	4	1,759.79	24.772
friendship	3	1,319.84	24.578
boy	6	2,639.68	24.017
out	7	3,079.63	21.801
down	4	1,759.79	21.185
town	3	1,319.84	20.982
ferret	2	879.89	20.694
pal	5	2,199.74	20.458
gid	4	1,759.79	20.009
refer	3	1,319.84	19.619
breached	2	879.89	18.973
fellas	2	879.89	18.973
shite	4	1,759.79	18.422
wurd	3	1,319.84	18.269
fella	3	1,319.84	18.033
the	88	38,715.35	17.992
anyhow	2	879.89	17.792
assumed	2	879.89	17.792
after	4	1,759.79	17.397
never	7	3,079.63	17.374
hings	4	1,759.79	17.208
yin	9	3,959.52	16.757
thelonious	8	3,519.58	nan
uptae	2	879.89	17.792
tall	3	1,319.84	16.607
whole	3	1,319.84	16.257
being	4	1,759.79	16.168
two	5	2,199.74	15.555
give	3	1,319.84	15.466
yer	14	6,159.26	15.154
both	3	1,319.84	15.040
bitty	2	879.89	15.005
grasp	2	879.89	15.005
genuinely	2	879.89	14.536
houses	2	879.89	14.536
informed	2	879.89	14.117
but	22	9,678.84	13.948
further	3	1,319.84	13.600
didni	2	879.89	13.395
scrap	2	879.89	13.395
fucker	2	879.89	13.395
moments	2	879.89	12.786
meat	3	1,319.84	12.544
her	2	879.89	12.497
even	8	3,519.58	12.391
now	4	1,759.79	12.339
hing	4	1,759.79	12.292
maid	2	879.89	12.260
porridge	2	879.89	12.260
account	2	879.89	12.260
funny	3	1,319.84	12.206
massive	2	879.89	12.021
other	4	1,759.79	11.889
silly	2	879.89	11.797
barney	2	879.89	11.383
that	40	17,597.89	11.337
ways	2	879.89	11.193
cleaver	4	1,759.79	nan
possession	2	879.89	11.011
nice	3	1,319.84	10.839
in	18	7,919.05	10.645
sharp	2	879.89	10.512
only	6	2,639.68	10.399
perhaps	2	879.89	10.360
mibbe	3	1,319.84	10.240
continued	2	879.89	10.213
about	4	1,759.79	10.210
his	26	11,438.63	10.081
is	4	1,759.79	10.076
variety	2	879.89	10.072
around	2	879.89	10.072
laughed	2	879.89	10.072
enough	4	1,759.79	9.757
vocabulary	2	879.89	9.555
begin	2	879.89	9.555
he	35	15,398.15	9.461
few	4	1,759.79	9.277
next	4	1,759.79	9.220
own	2	879.89	9.101
anything	2	879.89	9.101
all	4	1,759.79	9.023
ears	2	879.89	8.996
name	5	2,199.74	8.901
huge	2	879.89	8.893
promise	2	879.89	8.794
aye	10	4,399.47	8.693
told	2	879.89	8.603
called	2	879.89	8.603
world	3	1,319.84	8.370
big	6	2,639.68	8.280
make	3	1,319.84	8.254
we	2	879.89	8.093
fuck	3	1,319.84	8.031
christ	2	879.89	7.924
confidence	2	879.89	7.924
above	2	879.89	7.848
wizni	3	1,319.84	nan
explain	2	879.89	7.773
peace	2	879.89	7.700
naw	4	1,759.79	7.629
fence	2	879.89	7.628
simply	2	879.89	7.558
part	2	879.89	7.489
simple	2	879.89	7.289
each	3	1,319.84	7.111
canny	2	879.89	7.040
likes	3	1,319.84	7.022
any	3	1,319.84	6.993
ach	2	879.89	6.864
m	8	3,519.58	6.717
neither	2	879.89	6.697
used	3	1,319.84	6.684
quiet	2	879.89	6.642
probably	2	879.89	6.589
many	2	879.89	6.537
ye	22	9,678.84	6.486
wide	2	879.89	6.384
pals	2	879.89	6.335
such	2	879.89	6.335
upon	2	879.89	6.191
thick	2	879.89	6.145
maw	2	879.89	6.099
kind	3	1,319.84	6.053
than	7	3,079.63	6.013
then	7	3,079.63	6.004
spoke	2	879.89	5.592
wanted	2	879.89	5.515
wid	7	3,079.63	5.505
some	8	3,519.58	5.217
d	9	3,959.52	5.102
while	4	1,759.79	5.088
yins	2	879.89	5.054
inflated	2	879.89	nan
quick	2	879.89	4.988
as	23	10,118.79	4.958
bar	2	879.89	4.924
short	2	879.89	4.924
quite	2	879.89	4.893
she	5	2,199.74	4.845
thi	2	879.89	4.831
no	12	5,279.37	4.811
might	2	879.89	4.800
for	6	2,639.68	4.624
half	2	879.89	4.510
love	2	879.89	4.147
ma	4	1,759.79	4.136
long	2	879.89	3.981
point	2	879.89	3.846
not	2	879.89	3.717
since	2	879.89	3.696
bit	2	879.89	3.418
too	2	879.89	3.364
work	2	879.89	3.256
right	3	1,319.84	3.240
be	6	2,639.68	3.168
how	3	1,319.84	3.122
wee	9	3,959.52	3.053
ever	2	879.89	2.866
five	2	879.89	2.806
been	8	3,519.58	2.786
windbag	2	879.89	nan
which	3	1,319.84	2.784
less	2	879.89	2.777
do	2	879.89	2.777
this	14	6,159.26	2.774
very	2	879.89	2.720
nor	4	1,759.79	2.716
himsel	2	879.89	2.678
by	7	3,079.63	2.656
try	2	879.89	2.569
sure	2	879.89	2.440
set	3	1,319.84	2.328
through	3	1,319.84	2.182
their	7	3,079.63	2.034
who	2	879.89	2.032
they	5	2,199.74	1.966
back	2	879.89	1.952
great	2	879.89	1.782
well	2	879.89	1.720
at	10	4,399.47	1.672
took	2	879.89	1.652
fur	3	1,319.84	1.644
day	2	879.89	1.637
these	2	879.89	1.570
much	2	879.89	1.546
or	11	4,839.42	1.470
though	2	879.89	1.447
aboot	4	1,759.79	1.348
wi	22	9,678.84	1.332
time	2	879.89	1.271
him	9	3,959.52	1.254
end	2	879.89	1.195
nae	4	1,759.79	1.107
fae	9	3,959.52	1.072
near	2	879.89	1.048
let	2	879.89	1.009
door	3	1,319.84	0.994
years	2	879.89	0.993
mind	3	1,319.84	0.871
there	8	3,519.58	0.727
can	2	879.89	0.725
mair	3	1,319.84	0.699
if	5	2,199.74	0.654
like	8	3,519.58	0.645
were	4	1,759.79	0.630
want	2	879.89	0.625
and	18	7,919.05	0.531
them	5	2,199.74	0.487
a	72	31,676.20	0.473
said	2	879.89	0.457
up	7	3,079.63	0.375
on	12	5,279.37	0.312
us	2	879.89	0.310
auld	4	1,759.79	0.291
had	4	1,759.79	0.281
fir	2	879.89	0.237
tell	2	879.89	0.235
me	6	2,639.68	0.217
re	2	879.89	0.217
intae	3	1,319.84	0.197
it	29	12,758.47	0.196
when	3	1,319.84	0.148
til	2	879.89	0.148
here	2	879.89	0.110
ll	3	1,319.84	0.088
s	16	7,039.16	0.044
ingested	2	879.89	nan
man	2	879.89	0.036
its	3	1,319.84	0.035
aw	5	2,199.74	0.034
did	2	879.89	0.027
ken	3	1,319.84	0.004
got	2	879.89	0.004
oan	3	1,319.84	0.003
whit	5	2,199.74	0.002
first	2	879.89	0.001
sorti	2	879.89	nan
aff	3	1,319.84	0.000