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Neill, Josie

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,745
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 779
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.24
Tagged as SWE (South West (Galloway)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, in, tae, wi, s, her, on, o,

List of texts in corpus

Chuckies fir the Cairn
Luath (2009) in Central (Galloway) dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (1,745 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
tib8 4,584.5392.294
logie4 2,292.2646.138
morrison5 2,865.3342.699
t14 8,022.9241.369
katy4 2,292.2633.778
orra6 3,438.4033.746
lass6 3,438.4032.909
cam11 6,303.7226.719
gowden4 2,292.2625.901
flame3 1,719.2023.841
bairnie3 1,719.2023.841
tink4 2,292.2622.941
caald3 1,719.2022.555
awaa3 1,719.2021.832
neill2 1,146.1321.751
froak2 1,146.1321.751
her26 14,899.7121.273
twaa2 1,146.1320.029
fire6 3,438.4019.887
purple3 1,719.2019.368
hill5 2,865.3318.870
wattergaw2 1,146.1318.847
snaa3 1,719.2017.984
tassie2 1,146.1317.942
barefuit2 1,146.1317.942
et4 2,292.2617.490
brent2 1,146.1317.208
robb3 1,719.2016.725
handsome2 1,146.1316.590
norlan2 1,146.1316.590
were10 5,730.6616.201
hair5 2,865.3315.653
lassie5 2,865.3315.653
on26 14,899.7115.531
simmer4 2,292.2615.105
lauch3 1,719.2014.822
wi29 16,618.9114.504
sang4 2,292.2614.157
winter4 2,292.2613.973
sweirt2 1,146.1313.830
mune2 1,146.1313.830
hills3 1,719.2013.324
wat2 1,146.1313.302
and2 1,146.1312.218
bonny4 2,292.2612.149
slippit2 1,146.1311.873
white4 2,292.2611.843
black4 2,292.2611.810
katie2 1,146.1311.706
earth3 1,719.2011.672
nou5 2,865.3311.556
muir2 1,146.1311.392
taes2 1,146.1311.392
drave2 1,146.1311.102
is2 1,146.1310.859
ben4 2,292.2610.746
makars2 1,146.1310.705
whyle2 1,146.1310.581
shuin2 1,146.1310.581
s26 14,899.7110.301
out4 2,292.2610.287
brithers2 1,146.139.914
storm2 1,146.139.813
reid3 1,719.209.739
ancient2 1,146.139.715
intil4 2,292.269.458
burns3 1,719.209.180
roun2 1,146.139.176
breid2 1,146.139.094
aald2 1,146.139.013
mony5 2,865.339.003
ah2 1,146.138.990
burn3 1,719.208.939
loon3 1,719.208.939
cairt2 1,146.138.706
weir2 1,146.138.562
nicht6 3,438.408.505
it9 5,157.598.265
ran3 1,719.208.136
la2 1,146.137.915
come6 3,438.407.842
say6 3,438.407.689
gane2 1,146.137.631
flooers2 1,146.137.631
an64 36,676.227.562
he6 3,438.407.392
faimily2 1,146.137.123
tears2 1,146.137.030
wit2 1,146.136.807
gied4 2,292.266.769
hus2 1,146.136.764
fou2 1,146.136.722
pain2 1,146.136.680
aa9 5,157.596.612
turn3 1,719.206.576
win4 2,292.266.479
spring2 1,146.136.288
een5 2,865.336.277
lang6 3,438.406.200
then6 3,438.406.049
sair3 1,719.206.023
thole2 1,146.136.004
braw3 1,719.205.831
great3 1,719.205.746
born2 1,146.135.711
brae2 1,146.135.711
sleep2 1,146.135.619
mither4 2,292.265.540
in40 22,922.645.352
grey2 1,146.135.329
airms2 1,146.135.275
men3 1,719.204.848
re4 2,292.264.628
tent2 1,146.134.187
across2 1,146.134.168
the122 69,914.044.027
word2 1,146.133.967
o25 14,326.653.836
yersel2 1,146.133.780
throu3 1,719.203.776
windae2 1,146.133.668
scots2 1,146.133.661
claes2 1,146.133.652
that10 5,730.663.593
green2 1,146.133.559
lik3 1,719.203.527
yon3 1,719.203.455
oot3 1,719.203.317
deid2 1,146.133.192
by6 3,438.402.969
bairn2 1,146.132.917
wife2 1,146.132.906
cried2 1,146.132.871
haud2 1,146.132.629
past2 1,146.132.618
us5 2,865.332.567
masel2 1,146.132.382
air2 1,146.132.327
nae2 1,146.132.315
tibbie2 1,146.13nan
big3 1,719.202.306
they11 6,303.722.241
man4 2,292.262.117
tae29 16,618.912.116
watter2 1,146.132.038
we11 6,303.722.019
warld2 1,146.132.006
rain2 1,146.131.878
dinnae2 1,146.131.835
never2 1,146.131.800
taen2 1,146.131.800
gang2 1,146.131.793
a42 24,068.771.735
there2 1,146.131.735
near2 1,146.131.698
your2 1,146.131.672
whan4 2,292.261.651
mornin2 1,146.131.571
best2 1,146.131.541
sae5 2,865.331.505
as7 4,011.461.473
hame3 1,719.201.363
while2 1,146.131.359
till2 1,146.131.337
awa4 2,292.261.329
this4 2,292.261.246
i14 8,022.921.243
will3 1,719.201.220
their5 2,865.331.144
face2 1,146.131.064
last2 1,146.131.005
doon2 1,146.130.999
place2 1,146.130.929
ma10 5,730.660.888
wis14 8,022.920.858
wha2 1,146.130.839
fae3 1,719.200.780
oor4 2,292.260.758
scottish2 1,146.130.731
gaed2 1,146.130.696
fir2 1,146.130.651
frae2 1,146.130.646
ye7 4,011.460.640
at14 8,022.920.632
fine2 1,146.130.622
thrist2 1,146.13nan
like3 1,719.200.612
ll3 1,719.200.507
anither2 1,146.130.488
seen2 1,146.130.472
nor2 1,146.130.465
syne2 1,146.130.456
she7 4,011.460.453
phemie2 1,146.13nan
time2 1,146.130.449
yin2 1,146.130.447
yer2 1,146.130.430
solway2 1,146.13nan
no6 3,438.400.421
door2 1,146.130.418
for8 4,584.530.389
afore3 1,719.200.370
him6 3,438.400.362
m3 1,719.200.348
d2 1,146.130.334
hae3 1,719.200.320
ony2 1,146.130.255
had3 1,719.200.178
oan3 1,719.200.155
hoose2 1,146.130.139
black-heidit2 1,146.13nan
juist2 1,146.130.171
wee3 1,719.200.118
his11 6,303.720.096
but6 3,438.400.094
some2 1,146.130.079
aye3 1,719.200.073
of2 1,146.130.069
ane2 1,146.130.060
day3 1,719.200.042
me6 3,438.400.038
up7 4,011.460.012
scotland2 1,146.130.012
here2 1,146.130.003
wad2 1,146.130.003
ae3 1,719.200.003
its2 1,146.130.002
ower4 2,292.260.002
ither2 1,146.130.000
bi2 1,146.130.000