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Garson, Sheila

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,078
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,095
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.811
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, tae, o, an, hid, in, is, me, i,

List of texts in corpus

Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (141 words)
Gallows Ha - Annie
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (135 words)
Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (2,802 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
sheu32 10,396.36279.446
hid48 15,594.54146.119
maggie15 4,873.29125.055
many15 4,873.2993.517
hids10 3,248.8687.575
hir20 6,497.7386.473
wae28 9,096.8286.361
meed8 2,599.0971.121
jeemsie8 2,599.0963.623
dance11 3,573.7561.861
it2 649.7757.502
hid's7 2,274.2056.658
peedie9 2,923.9855.474
witch8 2,599.0954.792
masked5 1,624.4352.878
awld5 1,624.4352.878
mother7 2,274.2043.954
geed6 1,949.3243.635
taegither4 1,299.5541.624
music9 2,923.9839.926
me35 11,371.0237.140
letter8 2,599.0937.107
reads5 1,624.4336.461
watter12 3,898.6436.351
wur14 4,548.4135.406
thir's5 1,624.4335.321
hand8 2,599.0935.263
he's7 2,274.2031.555
quoys15 4,873.29nan
s2 649.7732.759
regret4 1,299.5531.393
beuy3 974.6630.473
neems3 974.6630.473
wounds4 1,299.5528.148
sleep7 2,274.2027.906
deeds4 1,299.5527.635
stuil3 974.6626.666
highlanders3 974.6626.666
book6 1,949.3226.344
don't5 1,624.4326.243
wounded3 974.6625.428
more6 1,949.3224.749
awful3 974.6624.410
chist4 1,299.5524.106
received4 1,299.5523.797
france4 1,299.5523.797
luve5 1,624.4323.225
wrong4 1,299.5522.417
hunders3 974.6622.122
whispers3 974.6622.122
brain4 1,299.5520.828
kye4 1,299.5520.626
as3 974.6620.503
devil3 974.6620.482
quietly3 974.6620.482
grand5 1,624.4320.379
no24 7,797.2720.349
hang3 974.6620.024
shalt2 649.7719.497
meters2 649.7719.497
life's2 649.7719.497
kens6 1,949.3219.393
is41 13,320.3419.174
bit23 7,472.3818.903
to15 4,873.2918.305
spaek4 1,299.5518.253
stove3 974.6618.157
for3 974.6618.100
awae3 974.6617.847
howdie2 649.7717.776
healed2 649.7717.776
thirs2 649.7717.776
waltz2 649.7717.776
scribbled2 649.7717.776
godless2 649.7717.776
night6 1,949.3217.691
right8 2,599.0917.200
match4 1,299.5517.175
march3 974.6617.004
box5 1,624.4316.850
sands2 649.7716.597
ashes2 649.7716.597
blide2 649.7716.597
good6 1,949.3216.596
thou3 974.6616.505
took7 2,274.2016.273
comfort3 974.6616.270
skill3 974.6616.270
safe4 1,299.5515.808
granny's2 649.7715.695
haert2 649.7715.695
suffering2 649.7715.695
corps2 649.7715.695
apert2 649.7715.695
err2 649.7715.695
metal3 974.6615.224
luks2 649.7714.963
davie's5 1,624.43nan
shrapnel2 649.7714.963
condemned2 649.7714.963
luked2 649.7714.963
you'd2 649.7714.963
write5 1,624.4314.927
roond6 1,949.3214.892
boat4 1,299.5514.840
fur21 6,822.6114.632
laid4 1,299.5514.401
inform2 649.7714.348
profit2 649.7714.348
office4 1,299.5514.233
delivered2 649.7713.816
severe2 649.7713.816
drunken2 649.7713.816
trenches2 649.7713.816
shand2 649.7713.816
reel2 649.7713.349
we2 649.7713.130
but2 649.7712.952
carefully2 649.7712.932
baes2 649.7712.932
hoo6 1,949.3212.811
any5 1,624.4312.577
hans2 649.7712.555
ceilidh2 649.7712.555
wurkin2 649.7712.555
cheerio2 649.7712.555
hirsell2 649.7712.555
a've3 974.6612.315
condition2 649.7712.212
rights2 649.7711.897
thir7 2,274.2011.702
fairly3 974.6611.677
cared2 649.7711.606
steered2 649.7711.606
chantin2 649.7711.606
arm2 649.7711.606
oot27 8,771.9311.602
april3 974.6611.577
kenny2 649.7711.336
prayers2 649.7711.336
coos2 649.7711.336
peel2 649.7711.083
sore2 649.7711.083
i34 11,046.1310.740
treasure2 649.7710.623
suffer2 649.7710.413
flooers3 974.6610.352
davie3 974.6610.275
text3 974.6610.275
aet2 649.7710.213
whitiver2 649.7710.213
bae3 974.6610.123
golden2 649.7710.024
seaforth3 974.66nan
her5 1,624.4310.093
wife5 1,624.439.982
singin3 974.669.904
from4 1,299.559.741
tea4 1,299.559.699
slowly3 974.669.558
dear3 974.669.558
tunes2 649.779.507
ivery3 974.669.492
have5 1,624.439.158
wis16 5,198.189.134
heed3 974.669.050
eyes4 1,299.559.028
mansie's3 974.66nan
live3 974.668.589
calm2 649.778.524
orcadian2 649.778.403
geen2 649.778.286
sea4 1,299.558.130
plants2 649.778.062
tune2 649.778.062
hooses3 974.667.970
gale2 649.777.851
effect2 649.777.851
bad4 1,299.557.818
niver5 1,624.437.808
ill3 974.667.780
rather2 649.777.464
once2 649.777.464
use3 974.667.379
ends2 649.777.374
shore2 649.777.374
dark3 974.667.295
luk2 649.777.286
piece3 974.667.212
pot2 649.777.200
lies2 649.777.116
summer2 649.777.116
cool2 649.777.034
wind3 974.666.932
wirds5 1,624.436.888
home2 649.776.798
lukan3 974.66nan
hot2 649.777.116
progress2 649.776.798
so9 2,923.986.709
weather2 649.776.650
trees3 974.666.633
world3 974.666.525
david2 649.776.508
enjoy2 649.776.508
strong2 649.776.439
further2 649.776.439
paper3 974.666.218
hands2 649.776.053
eye2 649.776.053
banks2 649.776.053
ah've2 649.775.993
tin2 649.775.993
taks3 974.665.871
burn3 974.665.871
not3 974.665.871
information2 649.775.707
jimmy2 649.775.707
post2 649.775.653
going2 649.775.600
really4 1,299.555.518
starts2 649.775.445
herd2 649.775.445
says6 1,949.325.427
thee2 649.775.297
braith2 649.775.297
leg2 649.775.202
sam2 649.775.202
ur3 974.665.148
notified2 649.77nan
mad2 649.775.110
truth2 649.775.065
watched2 649.775.020
will7 2,274.204.988
turned3 974.664.902
two3 974.664.854
daith2 649.774.766
rouen2 649.77nan
hospital2 649.774.647
on29 9,421.704.641
lass2 649.774.608
sheep2 649.774.608
goes2 649.774.570
green3 974.664.560
end4 1,299.554.511
may2 649.774.458
his27 8,771.934.426
poor2 649.774.385
faa2 649.774.350
general2 649.774.280
black3 974.664.266
still6 1,949.324.250
bits2 649.774.212
widna2 649.774.112
hiv4 1,299.554.057
noo10 3,248.863.903
fingers2 649.773.863
waitin2 649.773.746
kitchen2 649.773.746
gets2 649.773.746
bairn3 974.663.709
scottish5 1,624.433.640
might2 649.773.634
half2 649.773.475
up6 1,949.323.464
has4 1,299.553.456
go4 1,299.553.444
drink2 649.773.423
fer3 974.663.399
feet3 974.663.399
land2 649.773.348
fair4 1,299.553.272
hae3 974.663.134
gotten2 649.773.113
stuff2 649.773.113
news2 649.773.113
ah'm2 649.773.091
soon2 649.773.091
or5 1,624.433.052
gunshot2 649.77nan
pte2 649.77nan
report2 649.772.919
lost2 649.772.898
hads2 649.77nan
diddle2 649.77nan
backhoose2 649.77nan
must2 649.772.898
soond2 649.772.837
them9 2,923.982.819
through4 1,299.552.774
ower3 974.662.765
aal2 649.772.758
start2 649.772.739
aa10 3,248.862.642
late2 649.772.608
you10 3,248.862.607
week2 649.772.484
comes3 974.662.459
young3 974.662.448
doot2 649.772.334
hear3 974.662.244
word2 649.772.149
fae13 4,223.521.998
inside2 649.771.994
mindeen2 649.77nan
tried2 649.771.994
five2 649.771.953
if8 2,599.091.904
day3 974.661.836
very2 649.771.812
folk3 974.661.805
sheu's2 649.77nan
white2 649.771.704
best3 974.661.674
run2 649.771.635
like12 3,898.641.595
enough2 649.771.559
efter6 1,949.321.548
sat2 649.771.527
dry2 649.771.517
till3 974.661.477
dinna3 974.661.346
yet2 649.771.249
kent4 1,299.551.230
read2 649.771.197
are2 649.771.163
only3 974.661.159
better3 974.661.101
mind4 1,299.551.088
bed2 649.771.076
there11 3,573.751.057
last3 974.661.007
can7 2,274.200.965
think4 1,299.550.941
that's2 649.770.938
jeemo's2 649.77nan
days3 974.660.930
mither3 974.660.925
o71 23,066.930.910
potion2 649.77nan
gallowha2 649.77nan
an70 22,742.040.890
be12 3,898.640.857
again4 1,299.550.797
tae73 23,716.700.766
when5 1,624.430.696
wid2 649.770.632
wark2 649.770.557
big3 974.660.522
guid2 649.770.515
the170 55,230.670.507
whit5 1,624.430.473
aye3 974.660.465
time4 1,299.550.461
dae5 1,624.430.436
that27 8,771.930.386
said3 974.660.375
and18 5,847.950.344
in44 14,295.000.342
side2 649.770.338
intae4 1,299.550.332
door3 974.660.318
was2 649.770.316
ken5 1,624.430.297
back5 1,624.430.295
wey2 649.770.295
been7 2,274.200.291
at22 7,147.500.257
doon8 2,599.090.255
war3 974.660.196
things2 649.770.192
see4 1,299.550.188
ony3 974.660.184
xxxx2 649.77nan
sibella2 649.77nan
first2 649.770.250
than4 1,299.550.167
come2 649.770.149
this13 4,223.520.127
by4 1,299.550.125
could2 649.770.116
of5 1,624.430.107
they13 4,223.520.105
tak3 974.660.102
a93 30,214.420.091
weel3 974.660.089
ither4 1,299.550.087
left2 649.770.086
place2 649.770.084
cam2 649.770.079
same2 649.770.059
hoose3 974.660.051
afore4 1,299.550.048
here3 974.660.046
dis2 649.770.045
even2 649.770.038
xxx2 649.77nan
wha2 649.770.044
say3 974.660.027
he26 8,447.040.019
some4 1,299.550.018
life2 649.770.011
bein2 649.770.006
predictive2 649.77nan
got3 974.660.008
man3 974.660.004
fine2 649.770.004
him8 2,599.090.003
telt2 649.770.003
seen2 649.770.002
twa4 1,299.550.002
aboot9 2,923.980.002
get4 1,299.550.001