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Johnston, Barbara

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 4,820
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,673
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.881
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, tae, i, me, o, fur, in, hid,

List of texts in corpus

Gallows Ha - Dance tae the End
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (350 words)
Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (4,470 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
aal30 6,224.07157.053
hid60 12,448.13156.585
me83 17,219.92144.947
hid's17 3,526.97143.747
thir36 7,468.88134.363
fur71 14,730.29131.127
ahm15 3,112.03124.455
thir's15 3,112.03118.645
i97 20,124.48101.780
aer10 2,074.6993.599
taegither9 1,867.2290.361
haer10 2,074.6988.567
wae32 6,639.0080.179
whut14 2,904.5677.465
sock7 1,452.2863.138
peedie11 2,282.1662.063
faer8 1,659.7560.328
night14 2,904.5651.206
gittan5 1,037.3448.406
wir21 4,356.8547.976
dance10 2,074.6946.023
thim6 1,244.8145.517
minny5 1,037.3445.446
lukkan6 1,244.8144.458
he8 1,659.7541.883
haerd5 1,037.3441.475
ferly5 1,037.3441.475
thee9 1,867.2240.781
cloot7 1,452.2838.915
weeds6 1,244.8136.659
the384 79,668.0535.879
her2 414.9435.803
growan4 829.8835.422
granny10 2,074.6935.046
cot5 1,037.3434.800
steps8 1,659.7534.741
reed6 1,244.8133.920
good11 2,282.1633.821
floor6 1,244.8133.521
standan4 829.8833.509
light9 1,867.2232.541
bae8 1,659.7531.343
more8 1,659.7530.418
ould4 829.8829.637
then21 4,356.8528.177
needan3 622.4127.791
thoor3 622.4127.791
waakan3 622.4127.791
shaal3 622.4127.791
smock3 622.4127.791
off8 1,659.7527.109
hey6 1,244.8126.257
lone3 622.4125.569
abandon3 622.4125.569
stagger3 622.4123.991
flyan3 622.4123.991
socks4 829.8823.173
yoke3 622.4122.757
flames4 829.8822.748
wish6 1,244.8122.481
along5 1,037.3421.914
don't5 1,037.3421.914
berns9 1,867.22nan
home5 1,037.3421.914
glance4 829.8821.599
we3 622.4121.232
lukk3 622.4120.879
waak3 622.4120.879
keep12 2,489.6320.619
ur8 1,659.7520.468
sand4 829.8820.297
roosty3 622.4120.128
long7 1,452.2819.732
flashes3 622.4119.464
cumman8 1,659.75nan
shae8 1,659.7519.056
that21 4,356.8518.823
black8 1,659.7518.681
cut7 1,452.2818.540
roond8 1,659.7518.498
neem3 622.4118.328
frock3 622.4118.328
strimmer7 1,452.28nan
end10 2,074.6918.194
pat5 1,037.3417.839
alone3 622.4117.834
bit30 6,224.0717.748
whess2 414.9417.710
beuy2 414.9417.710
descends2 414.9417.710
dishevelled2 414.9417.710
aalwis2 414.9417.710
ah'il2 414.9417.710
thoo'll2 414.9417.710
knit2 414.9417.710
drought2 414.9417.710
bern6 1,244.81nan
sleepan2 414.9417.710
tidal2 414.9417.710
whirl2 414.9417.710
traet2 414.9417.710
brier2 414.9417.710
sirpan2 414.9417.710
stenness2 414.9417.710
johnny's2 414.9417.710
gaether2 414.9417.710
feeneesh2 414.9417.710
gaan5 1,037.3417.456
will15 3,112.0317.188
rosie3 622.4116.566
thowt3 622.4116.566
yur5 1,037.3416.509
stand4 829.8816.424
shore4 829.8816.249
ivrybuddy2 414.9415.993
jig2 414.9415.993
stubble2 414.9415.993
waey4 829.88nan
faal2 414.9415.993
swaet2 414.9415.993
daean2 414.9415.993
gallows2 414.9415.993
checked3 622.4115.854
burst4 829.8815.749
wave4 829.8815.589
fermers4 829.8815.589
gress4 829.8815.281
sky6 1,244.8115.225
pow3 622.4115.222
soond6 1,244.8114.881
fiddles2 414.9414.818
blackness2 414.9414.818
proportions2 414.9414.818
rumours2 414.9414.818
secks2 414.9414.818
caaled2 414.9414.818
canada2 414.9414.818
spaewife2 414.9414.818
white7 1,452.2814.815
wan11 2,282.1614.750
spaekan3 622.4114.654
geed3 622.4114.654
prood4 829.8814.564
him2 414.9414.215
wid16 3,319.5014.024
no28 5,809.1313.950
trim2 414.9413.919
apert2 414.9413.919
slower2 414.9413.919
creepie2 414.9413.919
ditch2 414.9413.919
persist2 414.9413.919
chist3 622.4113.896
dinner3 622.4113.896
gerdeen4 829.88nan
haal2 414.9413.919
mak13 2,697.1013.554
hand5 1,037.3413.449
mr7 1,452.2813.336
he'll3 622.4113.230
haean2 414.9413.190
yarns2 414.9413.190
photos2 414.9413.190
wary2 414.9413.190
agen2 414.9413.190
caal3 622.4113.025
bright3 622.4112.827
pail3 622.4112.827
ma-an4 829.88nan
lukks4 829.88nan
immense2 414.9414.818
purple3 622.4112.827
waal2 414.9412.578
apologies2 414.9412.578
sittan2 414.9412.578
dismissed2 414.9412.578
washeen4 829.88nan
when15 3,112.0312.685
dense2 414.9412.578
tank2 414.9412.578
yellow2 414.9412.578
piles2 414.9412.578
breest2 414.9412.578
faces4 829.8812.566
on51 10,580.9112.491
hush2 414.9412.050
gravy2 414.9412.050
path4 829.8811.981
scene3 622.4111.771
norton2 414.94nan
quiet4 829.8812.566
rope3 622.4111.771
hole4 829.8811.707
nixt5 1,037.3411.658
love5 1,037.3411.597
mart2 414.9411.586
swings2 414.9411.586
notheen2 414.9411.586
full5 1,037.3411.536
green6 1,244.8111.346
right8 1,659.7511.244
aroond5 1,037.3411.240
collie2 414.9411.172
wans3 622.4111.167
fiddler2 414.9410.799
orange3 622.4110.755
tak12 2,489.6310.584
gae5 1,037.3410.520
reach3 622.4110.498
hids2 414.9410.459
tracks2 414.9410.459
wires2 414.9410.459
blaze3 622.41nan
smooth2 414.9410.459
ahll3 622.41nan
duff2 414.9410.459
freends3 622.4110.373
there3 622.4110.214
sit5 1,037.3410.211
strings2 414.9410.148
cowld2 414.9410.148
window2 414.9410.148
whut's3 622.41nan
aar3 622.41nan
adventure2 414.9410.148
cool3 622.4110.134
they'll3 622.4110.018
shiny2 414.949.860
twisted2 414.949.860
gutter2 414.949.860
dad4 829.889.719
sum4 829.889.719
belt3 622.419.685
his13 2,697.109.673
peony3 622.41nan
too5 1,037.349.630
lungs2 414.949.593
above3 622.419.579
fix2 414.949.343
shapes2 414.949.343
sore2 414.949.343
eye3 622.419.175
laughter2 414.949.110
file2 414.949.110
thoo5 1,037.349.008
they33 6,846.478.906
stove2 414.948.890
mercy2 414.948.890
roof2 414.948.890
glow2 414.948.890
soft2 414.948.890
taste3 622.418.802
orkney3 622.418.713
dishes2 414.948.683
tight2 414.948.683
stone2 414.948.683
muttered2 414.948.683
inny3 622.41nan
waetan3 622.41nan
blue5 1,037.348.799
bed6 1,244.818.549
and17 3,526.978.520
o72 14,937.768.487
aet2 414.948.487
saet2 414.948.487
rest5 1,037.348.439
below2 414.948.301
haet2 414.948.301
perty2 414.948.301
happy4 829.888.168
runs2 414.948.124
warst2 414.948.124
dirty2 414.948.124
gaes3 622.418.053
starts3 622.417.976
bow2 414.947.955
blyde2 414.947.955
edge3 622.417.901
collar2 414.947.794
you18 3,734.447.576
patch2 414.947.492
waet3 622.41nan
wis31 6,431.547.641
head3 622.417.473
birl2 414.947.350
lights2 414.947.350
length2 414.947.350
gently2 414.947.214
lost4 829.887.197
watched3 622.417.144
hate2 414.947.083
start4 829.887.030
apaece2 414.94nan
field3 622.417.019
drum2 414.946.956
around2 414.946.956
mithers2 414.946.834
lightneen2 414.94nan
voices2 414.946.717
rolls2 414.946.717
done4 829.886.712
mum2 414.946.603
geen2 414.946.603
lamp2 414.946.603
lowse2 414.946.603
fokk2 414.946.493
peaceable2 414.94nan
prance2 414.94nan
eens2 414.946.386
whaur9 1,867.226.383
mother2 414.946.282
among2 414.946.282
return2 414.946.182
crowd2 414.946.182
colours2 414.946.182
cum3 622.416.126
ears2 414.945.990
snippets2 414.94nan
what7 1,452.285.990
this9 1,867.225.914
breeks2 414.945.898
gits2 414.945.898
toon4 829.885.892
still9 1,867.225.851
cream2 414.945.808
storm2 414.945.808
relief2 414.945.808
sudden2 414.945.721
awey2 414.945.721
granda2 414.945.721
content2 414.945.636
two4 829.885.636
kinna3 622.415.560
pot2 414.945.553
widden2 414.945.553
three7 1,452.285.548
queeker2 414.94nan
inside4 829.885.512
reel's2 414.94nan
tae128 26,556.025.511
last7 1,452.285.464
sight2 414.945.394
eve2 414.945.394
ferful2 414.94nan
wa2 414.945.394
table4 829.885.393
mark2 414.945.242
ithers4 829.885.190
needed2 414.945.169
bye2 414.945.169
smile3 622.415.141
morn3 622.415.141
final2 414.945.097
saed2 414.945.027
terrifyan2 414.94nan
version2 414.945.027
mine3 622.415.024
so11 2,282.164.996
shed2 414.944.959
spaek2 414.944.959
track2 414.944.892
liked2 414.944.826
caer2 414.94nan
dark3 622.414.872
wind3 622.414.799
land3 622.414.799
spot2 414.944.762
aboot7 1,452.284.681
worsid2 414.94nan
saa2 414.944.638
four2 414.944.638
till6 1,244.814.593
motorbikes2 414.94nan
haens2 414.94nan
minds2 414.944.577
doon18 3,734.444.549
is42 8,713.694.480
young5 1,037.344.478
plate2 414.944.460
dry4 829.884.413
tied2 414.944.403
west2 414.944.403
neep2 414.944.348
conjured2 414.94nan
pickan2 414.94nan
fancy2 414.944.348
silence2 414.944.186
set6 1,244.814.167
christmas2 414.944.134
lay3 622.414.074
low2 414.944.033
nearly2 414.943.984
pulled2 414.943.984
safe2 414.943.984
fae21 4,356.853.838
burn3 622.413.733
sweet2 414.943.619
graow2 414.94nan
bottle2 414.943.619
sometimes2 414.943.494
gled2 414.943.454
cross2 414.943.414
book2 414.943.336
pleased2 414.943.298
river2 414.943.260
broon3 622.413.120
step2 414.943.115
sent3 622.413.032
weel2 414.943.017
plenty2 414.942.978
away3 622.412.947
at22 4,564.322.947
he's2 414.942.945
skin2 414.942.913
need5 1,037.342.790
hell2 414.942.786
finally2 414.942.726
grund2 414.942.726
wad2 414.942.725
five3 622.412.667
claes3 622.412.667
bonny3 622.412.648
lurch2 414.94nan
brig2 414.942.637
hereefter2 414.94nan
misseen2 414.94nan
coorse4 829.882.636
find3 622.412.537
loch2 414.942.497
of3 622.412.476
fit2 414.942.463
an141 29,253.112.422
corner2 414.942.391
watter4 829.882.375
might2 414.942.315
twa3 622.412.311
than2 414.942.307
back15 3,112.032.260
faerther2 414.94nan
fingers2 414.942.391
box2 414.942.218
piece2 414.942.102
front3 622.412.076
sidelines2 414.94nan
waltzan2 414.94nan
care2 414.942.036
hair3 622.411.987
wettan2 414.94nan
sidle2 414.94nan
oot27 5,601.662.033
by4 829.881.954
innywaey2 414.94nan
fund3 622.411.944
turn3 622.411.944
clean2 414.941.869
left5 1,037.341.857
soon2 414.941.849
teeman2 414.94nan
waether's2 414.94nan
oo2 414.941.829
breakfist2 414.94nan
near4 829.881.822
wife3 622.411.794
hivvans2 414.94nan
hope2 414.941.791
trees2 414.941.753
got2 414.941.670
door6 1,244.811.653
must2 414.941.609
weet2 414.941.592
first2 414.941.590
little2 414.941.525
leave2 414.941.492
up24 4,979.251.469
pit2 414.941.466
agenst2 414.94nan
felt3 622.411.581
mind6 1,244.811.428
lift2 414.941.384
surroondan2 414.94nan
wisna4 829.881.749
line2 414.941.354
ready2 414.941.354
late2 414.941.339
tea2 414.941.339
high2 414.941.325
wae'll2 414.94nan
some4 829.881.266
new6 1,244.811.260
forte2 414.94nan
here3 622.411.195
across2 414.941.148
like9 1,867.221.143
git3 622.411.098
queekly2 414.94nan
hingan2 414.94nan
did2 414.941.000
voice2 414.940.992
north2 414.940.959
better4 829.880.954
thrice2 414.94nan
war2 414.940.860
time6 1,244.810.857
ken4 829.880.839
do2 414.940.796
less2 414.940.796
story2 414.940.796
enough2 414.940.672
forby2 414.940.655
run2 414.940.623
fower2 414.940.600
sure2 414.940.585
kin3 622.410.572
afore4 829.880.570
anither2 414.940.539
hiv3 622.410.529
siller2 414.940.507
hae9 1,867.220.498
been11 2,282.160.491
best3 622.410.449
intae10 2,074.690.399
life4 829.880.376
efter4 829.880.369
in70 14,522.820.365
go3 622.410.361
scrapan2 414.94nan
fire2 414.940.356
ower9 1,867.220.321
bayan2 414.94nan
lacy2 414.94nan
read2 414.940.282
sun2 414.940.278
haed3 622.410.275
hoo2 414.940.256
them9 1,867.220.230
if6 1,244.810.219
come5 1,037.340.199
awaey2 414.94nan
see9 1,867.220.204
again3 622.410.187
that's2 414.940.183
through3 622.410.158
times2 414.940.156
man4 829.880.154
hoose5 1,037.340.145
though2 414.940.103
help2 414.940.096
dae5 1,037.340.088
a144 29,875.520.073
mither3 622.410.067
only2 414.940.065
men2 414.940.062
spraed3 622.41nan
whispers2 414.9411.586
made3 622.410.052
even4 829.880.051
oan6 1,244.810.047
hallows2 414.94nan
atween2 414.940.032
be25 5,186.720.021
day9 1,867.220.010
noo8 1,659.750.008
wavan2 414.94nan
while2 414.940.008
didna3 622.410.001
could4 829.880.000
side2 414.940.000
fine3 622.410.000
catcaals2 414.94nan
haedan2 414.94nan
efterthowt2 414.94nan
thanksgiving2 414.94nan