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Butler, Vera

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 4,670
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,214
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.847
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, i, and, me, a, tae, o, in, you, an,

List of texts in corpus

Gallows Ha - Bessie
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (238 words)
Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (1,568 words)
Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (2,864 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
bessie	42	8,993.58	423.113
me	147	31,477.52	408.834
i	176	37,687.37	358.470
and	161	34,475.37	271.575
maggie	25	5,353.32	205.929
jeannie	17	3,640.26	135.714
you	57	12,205.57	120.172
yir	21	4,496.79	92.316
hid's	11	2,355.46	87.340
night	19	4,068.52	81.169
a'm	19	4,068.52	80.062
wae	31	6,638.12	77.695
awey	11	2,355.46	65.777
witch	10	2,141.33	64.103
aggie	6	1,284.80	59.210
taegither	6	1,284.80	59.210
lass	12	2,569.59	56.814
aal	14	2,997.86	54.802
wi	2	428.27	54.687
owld	8	1,713.06	54.658
eyes	13	2,783.73	48.435
sam	10	2,141.33	47.341
an	54	11,563.17	46.170
thim	6	1,284.80	45.893
sowl	7	1,498.93	43.910
can't	5	1,070.66	43.560
bairn	14	2,997.86	42.857
more	10	2,141.33	42.674
luks	5	1,070.66	40.300
nothing	7	1,498.93	40.143
i'd	7	1,498.93	36.565
drop	5	1,070.66	35.949
summer	7	1,498.93	34.806
no	37	7,922.91	32.492
so	22	4,710.92	31.134
lee	6	1,284.80	30.520
wir	16	3,426.12	30.124
beside	5	1,070.66	29.724
dragged	4	856.53	28.936
home	6	1,284.80	28.644
chist	5	1,070.66	28.047
thowts	3	642.40	27.980
hole	7	1,498.93	27.942
ale	4	856.53	27.326
feel	12	2,569.59	25.887
shackled	3	642.40	25.757
hid	23	4,925.05	25.503
cowld	4	856.53	25.406
two	9	1,927.19	25.308
hatred	3	642.40	24.179
moon	6	1,284.80	23.903
kirkyard	4	856.53	23.871
sore	4	856.53	23.871
it	23	4,925.05	23.857
sea	9	1,927.19	23.848
what	13	2,783.73	23.757
thee	6	1,284.80	23.131
hangman	3	642.40	22.945
go	12	2,569.59	22.706
i've	5	1,070.66	22.638
shore	5	1,070.66	22.638
heart	5	1,070.66	22.216
don't	5	1,070.66	22.216
that's	10	2,141.33	21.801
burnt	4	856.53	21.498
ha	5	1,070.66	21.055
hert	9	1,927.19	20.717
clydesdale	3	642.40	19.650
secrets	3	642.40	19.650
notheen	3	642.40	19.650
clara	7	1,498.93	nan
orkney	5	1,070.66	19.400
van	5	1,070.66	19.103
scared	3	642.40	19.054
you've	3	642.40	19.054
closs	3	642.40	18.514
gyre	9	1,927.19	nan
fields	5	1,070.66	18.958
oh	9	1,927.19	18.467
waited	4	856.53	18.464
hand	6	1,284.80	18.413
davie	5	1,070.66	17.876
pact	2	428.27	17.836
plight	2	428.27	17.836
buttercups	2	428.27	17.836
niwer	2	428.27	17.836
shush	2	428.27	17.836
light	6	1,284.80	17.684
crowd	4	856.53	17.609
off	6	1,284.80	17.596
all	8	1,713.06	17.395
cure	3	642.40	17.143
blether	4	856.53	16.843
it's	14	2,997.86	16.825
luk	4	856.53	16.489
called	4	856.53	16.489
weight	3	642.40	16.384
island	4	856.53	16.318
he	18	3,854.39	16.276
am	8	1,713.06	16.224
both	4	856.53	16.151
world	6	1,284.80	16.143
listenan	2	428.27	16.119
wiv	2	428.27	16.119
hearan	2	428.27	16.119
knowing	2	428.27	16.119
lyan	2	428.27	16.119
hert's	2	428.27	16.119
mingled	2	428.27	16.119
herbs	2	428.27	16.119
potion	7	1,498.93	nan
his	9	1,927.19	15.943
could	14	2,997.86	15.826
handed	3	642.40	15.713
heaven	3	642.40	15.713
bonny	7	1,498.93	15.685
peedie	4	856.53	15.519
tight	3	642.40	15.406
he's	5	1,070.66	15.359
lap	3	642.40	15.114
basket	3	642.40	15.114
met	6	1,284.80	14.946
blide	2	428.27	14.943
thirsty	2	428.27	14.943
yells	2	428.27	14.943
torches	2	428.27	14.943
dying	2	428.27	14.943
warmed	2	428.27	14.943
sleeps	2	428.27	14.943
rumours	2	428.27	14.943
heather	4	856.53	14.939
horizon	3	642.40	14.572
quoys	6	1,284.80	nan
right	9	1,927.19	14.749
alive	4	856.53	14.275
parched	2	428.27	14.044
hoy	2	428.27	14.044
bridle	2	428.27	14.044
haerd	2	428.27	14.044
potions	2	428.27	14.044
tam	6	1,284.80	13.946
why	6	1,284.80	13.484
luckin	2	428.27	13.315
god's	2	428.27	13.315
haaled	2	428.27	13.315
hoping	2	428.27	13.315
sparkled	2	428.27	13.315
rock	4	856.53	13.005
ann	3	642.40	12.817
breathing	2	428.27	12.702
kirkwall	2	428.27	12.702
calm	3	642.40	12.632
there's	5	1,070.66	12.510
good	6	1,284.80	12.474
wan	10	2,141.33	12.461
deepest	2	428.27	12.174
lasses	2	428.27	12.174
into	4	856.53	11.936
watched	4	856.53	11.759
cuddle	2	428.27	11.709
lowered	2	428.27	11.709
heat	4	856.53	11.672
tears	4	856.53	11.672
die	3	642.40	11.639
turned	6	1,284.80	11.570
feenished	3	642.40	11.345
kill	4	856.53	11.335
bided	2	428.27	11.295
drank	2	428.27	11.295
lukkan	2	428.27	11.295
nod	3	642.40	11.204
complete	3	642.40	11.204
stairs	4	856.53	11.173
winnie	2	428.27	10.922
neem	2	428.27	10.922
swam	2	428.27	10.922
morneen	2	428.27	10.922
james	4	856.53	10.785
tell	10	2,141.33	10.699
reach	3	642.40	10.674
god	5	1,070.66	10.632
heel	2	428.27	10.582
faer	2	428.27	10.582
sadness	2	428.27	10.582
stared	2	428.27	10.270
fall	2	428.27	10.270
onto	2	428.27	10.270
yiv	2	428.27	10.270
alarm	2	428.27	9.982
you'll	2	428.27	9.982
think	11	2,355.46	9.763
lamps	2	428.27	9.715
thowt	2	428.27	9.715
any	5	1,070.66	9.709
till	8	1,713.06	9.637
did	11	2,355.46	9.509
or	5	1,070.66	9.452
whar	4	856.53	9.375
wine	3	642.40	9.349
deserve	2	428.27	9.231
fever	2	428.27	9.231
mesel	2	428.27	9.231
felt	6	1,284.80	9.103
dae	14	2,997.86	9.063
poored	2	428.27	9.011
soft	2	428.27	9.011
see	17	3,640.26	8.866
block	2	428.27	8.804
folks	2	428.27	8.804
hidden	2	428.27	8.804
heard	7	1,498.93	8.794
kent	10	2,141.33	8.572
wall	2	428.27	8.421
about	5	1,070.66	8.388
hiv	7	1,498.93	8.282
listened	2	428.27	8.244
laugh	3	642.40	8.145
coman	4	856.53	nan
took	6	1,284.80	8.116
tip	2	428.27	7.913
cups	2	428.27	7.913
longer	2	428.27	7.469
it'll	2	428.27	7.469
neck	3	642.40	7.439
started	4	856.53	7.405
scream	2	428.27	7.332
everything	2	428.27	7.332
warm	4	856.53	7.321
noo	16	3,426.12	7.207
wrong	2	428.27	7.074
throo	3	642.40	7.001
added	2	428.27	6.952
forth	2	428.27	6.952
sit	4	856.53	6.916
leather	2	428.27	6.834
you're	2	428.27	6.719
cloot	2	428.27	6.719
wid	12	2,569.59	6.703
killed	2	428.27	6.609
cock	2	428.27	6.609
poor	3	642.40	6.602
here	12	2,569.59	6.571
plants	2	428.27	6.502
heavy	3	642.40	6.494
will	10	2,141.33	6.478
mother	2	428.27	6.398
hill	4	856.53	6.397
their	2	428.27	6.393
red	3	642.40	6.389
against	3	642.40	6.337
whole	2	428.27	6.297
threw	2	428.27	6.297
my	10	2,141.33	6.289
mind	9	1,927.19	6.243
ken	13	2,783.73	6.229
would	4	856.53	6.123
only	7	1,498.93	6.102
joke	2	428.27	6.012
sum	3	642.40	5.992
weel	12	2,569.59	5.978
hoo	5	1,070.66	5.897
telt	8	1,713.06	5.884
lips	2	428.27	5.835
maet	2	428.27	5.750
name	6	1,284.80	5.690
whaar	2	428.27	5.667
a	110	23,554.60	5.622
along	2	428.27	5.586
fifty	2	428.27	5.507
show	3	642.40	5.459
favourite	2	428.27	5.430
broken	2	428.27	5.430
fae	22	4,710.92	5.370
kinda	2	428.27	5.355
spell	2	428.27	5.355
sleep	3	642.40	5.335
distance	2	428.27	5.281
with	4	856.53	5.213
hervest	3	642.40	nan
gress	2	428.27	5.281
a've	2	428.27	5.209
o	75	16,059.96	5.185
mine	3	642.40	5.177
dead	2	428.27	5.139
broke	2	428.27	5.139
white	4	856.53	5.104
dark	3	642.40	5.024
walk	3	642.40	5.024
food	2	428.27	5.003
although	2	428.27	4.937
airms	3	642.40	4.878
marwick's	3	642.40	nan
going	2	428.27	4.873
fear	3	642.40	4.842
help	5	1,070.66	4.810
come	9	1,927.19	4.729
list	2	428.27	4.687
them	14	2,997.86	4.640
pull	2	428.27	4.628
turns	3	642.40	4.534
banks	2	428.27	4.512
man	10	2,141.33	4.507
granny	3	642.40	4.501
early	3	642.40	4.469
hoose	9	1,927.19	4.417
stood	3	642.40	4.405
between	2	428.27	4.401
parents	2	428.27	4.401
long	3	642.40	4.373
aye	13	2,783.73	4.349
arrived	2	428.27	4.347
wee	4	856.53	4.330
bigger	2	428.27	4.242
she's	2	428.27	4.242
ben	4	856.53	4.228
lay	3	642.40	4.219
reached	2	428.27	4.190
end	5	1,070.66	4.178
birds	2	428.27	4.140
lit	2	428.27	4.140
fine	7	1,498.93	4.120
haen	2	428.27	4.091
starts	2	428.27	4.042
hae	5	1,070.66	4.040
ferfull	2	428.27	nan
forget	2	428.27	4.091
wife	4	856.53	4.036
quiet	2	428.27	3.994
twa	2	428.27	3.944
many	2	428.27	3.901
gaan	2	428.27	3.901
who	4	856.53	3.872
she	15	3,211.99	3.822
chappan	2	428.27	nan
pat	2	428.27	4.042
shoutan	2	428.27	nan
disna	3	642.40	3.848
lie	2	428.27	3.811
keepin	2	428.27	3.811
thank	2	428.27	3.767
near	5	1,070.66	3.766
hills	2	428.27	3.723
walked	2	428.27	3.681
death	2	428.27	3.681
straight	2	428.27	3.597
boat	2	428.27	3.597
bed	4	856.53	3.546
past	4	856.53	3.527
leadan	2	428.27	nan
but	27	5,781.58	3.753
mither	6	1,284.80	3.503
mistress	2	428.27	3.438
road	5	1,070.66	3.434
bit	19	4,068.52	3.434
grand	2	428.27	3.400
grew	2	428.27	3.362
always	2	428.27	3.288
weemen	2	428.27	3.288
on	39	8,351.18	3.232
goes	2	428.27	3.216
gairsty	2	428.27	nan
yes	2	428.27	3.325
biggings	2	428.27	nan
move	2	428.27	3.438
heed	2	428.27	3.216
door	7	1,498.93	3.189
tail	2	428.27	3.181
pain	2	428.27	3.181
blue	3	642.40	3.100
suppose	2	428.27	3.078
plenty	2	428.27	3.078
buy	2	428.27	3.044
is	20	4,282.66	3.030
thir	5	1,070.66	3.024
capered	2	428.27	nan
date	2	428.27	3.811
this	11	2,355.46	3.024
if	3	642.40	2.907
jist	3	642.40	2.861
when	9	1,927.19	2.742
ither	2	428.27	2.659
bonnie	3	642.40	2.627
sing	2	428.27	2.620
young	4	856.53	2.606
to	10	2,141.33	2.602
cry	2	428.27	2.592
loch	2	428.27	2.592
by	12	2,569.59	2.580
nivver	3	642.40	2.573
gless	2	428.27	2.565
want	5	1,070.66	2.544
efter	2	428.27	2.543
listen	2	428.27	2.511
meenit	2	428.27	2.485
before	2	428.27	2.459
are	10	2,141.33	2.458
like	18	3,854.39	2.386
please	2	428.27	2.383
they	25	5,353.32	2.346
went	5	1,070.66	2.329
something	3	642.40	2.319
use	2	428.27	2.309
shut	2	428.27	2.285
greetin	2	428.27	2.285
hear	4	856.53	2.244
mooth	2	428.27	2.238
drink	2	428.27	2.215
also	2	428.27	2.169
never	4	856.53	2.126
just	5	1,070.66	2.090
sat	3	642.40	2.075
turn	3	642.40	2.060
happy	2	428.27	2.038
the	250	53,533.19	2.003
saw	4	856.53	1.937
course	2	428.27	1.936
mary	2	428.27	1.936
soon	2	428.27	1.936
whit	6	1,284.80	1.923
your	4	856.53	1.915
feelin	2	428.27	1.896
love	2	428.27	1.876
get	3	642.40	1.875
i'll	2	428.27	1.857
folk	4	856.53	1.852
couldna	2	428.27	1.838
out	3	642.40	1.801
sshh	2	428.27	nan
room	4	856.53	1.781
aroond	2	428.27	1.763
been	5	1,070.66	1.739
soond	2	428.27	1.640
fun	2	428.27	1.640
side	4	856.53	1.627
sun	3	642.40	1.606
leave	2	428.27	1.573
still	6	1,284.80	1.567
not	2	428.27	1.541
bayan	2	428.27	nan
best	4	856.53	1.703
got	2	428.27	1.522
son	2	428.27	1.447
runnan	2	428.27	nan
yer	12	2,569.59	1.509
poundan	2	428.27	nan
happened	2	428.27	1.478
i'm	2	428.27	1.432
says	5	1,070.66	1.428
be	18	3,854.39	1.418
tea	2	428.27	1.417
high	2	428.27	1.402
afore	3	642.40	1.388
its	3	642.40	1.380
at	24	5,139.19	1.327
ower	7	1,498.93	1.304
body	3	642.40	1.277
each	2	428.27	1.275
were	3	642.40	1.251
across	2	428.27	1.222
work	2	428.27	1.196
close	2	428.27	1.159
know	3	642.40	1.129
held	2	428.27	1.122
one	2	428.27	1.110
some	4	856.53	1.103
can	10	2,141.33	1.049
we	23	4,925.05	0.972
yersel	2	428.27	0.963
men	3	642.40	0.941
said	9	1,927.19	0.939
last	4	856.53	0.882
then	7	1,498.93	0.850
wark	3	642.40	0.838
find	2	428.27	0.813
there	9	1,927.19	0.809
as	24	5,139.19	0.800
than	3	642.40	0.798
time	11	2,355.46	0.794
new	2	428.27	0.789
black	2	428.27	0.777
us	4	856.53	0.717
thing	4	856.53	0.685
run	2	428.27	0.682
kirk	2	428.27	0.666
first	6	1,284.80	0.663
ferm	2	428.27	0.635
wisna	3	642.40	0.611
few	2	428.27	0.605
years	3	642.40	0.594
next	2	428.27	0.590
front	2	428.27	0.582
speak	2	428.27	0.540
bein	2	428.27	0.491
wey	3	642.40	0.487
in	67	14,346.90	0.482
doon	8	1,713.06	0.456
life	4	856.53	0.448
again	5	1,070.66	0.412
linklater	2	428.27	nan
hard	2	428.27	0.404
was	6	1,284.80	0.396
bern	2	428.27	nan
lullaby	2	428.27	nan
while	3	642.40	0.370
that	42	8,993.58	0.368
feet	2	428.27	0.366
aboot	12	2,569.59	0.282
rousay	2	428.27	nan
her	27	5,781.58	0.320
back	8	1,713.06	0.279
set	3	642.40	0.258
for	29	6,209.85	0.235
davie's	2	428.27	nan
had	5	1,070.66	0.260
much	2	428.27	0.170
intae	9	1,927.19	0.152
oot	18	3,854.39	0.138
made	4	856.53	0.136
cam	3	642.40	0.130
came	2	428.27	0.126
greetan	2	428.27	nan
left	3	642.40	0.113
day	10	2,141.33	0.104
oppens	2	428.27	nan
place	3	642.40	0.100
three	2	428.27	0.063
of	7	1,498.93	0.053
up	17	3,640.26	0.052
heid	5	1,070.66	0.050
tae	102	21,841.54	0.031
him	13	2,783.73	0.025
dinna	2	428.27	0.011
tak	4	856.53	0.009
shimmer	2	428.27	nan
seen	3	642.40	0.008
anither	3	642.40	0.005
big	3	642.40	0.005
wis	47	10,064.24	0.005
haed	4	856.53	0.004
has	2	428.27	0.000
say	4	856.53	0.000