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Cunningham, Lucy

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,589
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 677
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.824
Tagged as GLA (Glasgow) dialect.
Top ten most common words - a, the, and, wis, tae, ma, me, da, that, it,

List of texts in corpus

nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish
Association for Scottish Literature (2023-08-07 ) in Central dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (2,589 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
and100 38,624.95187.197
didnae23 8,883.7493.219
all19 7,338.7491.660
da43 16,608.7390.649
ad11 4,248.7483.330
fishes7 2,703.7571.834
me43 16,608.7370.494
always12 4,634.9969.915
wendy7 2,703.7569.636
a153 59,096.1862.639
mad10 3,862.5058.374
of26 10,042.4957.698
ma45 17,381.2356.693
race9 3,476.2556.050
wit10 3,862.5055.908
clyde7 2,703.7555.146
them26 10,042.4952.228
dug12 4,634.9949.156
old8 3,090.0048.095
having6 2,317.5045.711
pond6 2,317.5045.711
cos10 3,862.5045.501
fir16 6,179.9945.031
when20 7,724.9943.805
were20 7,724.9942.034
fish9 3,476.2541.766
beans5 1,931.2540.976
pups4 1,545.0040.388
crying4 1,545.0035.676
swedish5 1,931.2535.101
supper6 2,317.5035.063
dugs7 2,703.7532.954
saying5 1,931.2532.418
other8 3,090.0031.440
wee23 8,883.7431.306
anymare4 1,545.0030.673
wis58 22,402.4728.775
scones4 1,545.0028.079
feeding3 1,158.7527.708
jist18 6,952.4927.618
school7 2,703.7527.464
shaking3 1,158.7526.470
cute3 1,158.7525.451
thought6 2,317.5025.347
kitchen6 2,317.5024.852
one7 2,703.7524.439
floor4 1,545.0024.308
mattress3 1,158.7523.160
around4 1,545.0022.832
wisnae8 3,090.0022.540
belly4 1,545.0021.985
breakfast4 1,545.0021.787
die4 1,545.0021.406
sweeties4 1,545.0021.406
proud4 1,545.0021.223
ladies3 1,158.7521.058
bacon3 1,158.7521.058
lads5 1,931.2520.888
faster3 1,158.7520.236
coach3 1,158.7520.236
those5 1,931.2520.222
panting2 772.5020.192
bonkers2 772.5020.192
ruffle2 772.5020.192
fridays2 772.5020.192
trembling2 772.5020.192
scary3 1,158.7519.516
excited3 1,158.7519.516
went9 3,476.2519.479
making3 1,158.7519.187
porridge3 1,158.7519.187
whatever3 1,158.7518.875
like21 8,111.2418.789
wit's2 772.5018.471
ones2 772.5018.471
killing2 772.5018.471
bad6 2,317.5017.733
much7 2,703.7517.614
over4 1,545.0017.135
so12 4,634.9916.767
things8 3,090.0016.553
started5 1,931.2516.408
crumbs2 772.5016.388
sprinted2 772.5016.388
you16 6,179.9916.043
leash2 772.5015.656
babies2 772.5015.656
aboot21 8,111.2415.633
but25 9,656.2415.437
ate3 1,158.7515.194
laughing2 772.5015.039
starting2 772.5015.039
training2 772.5015.039
fast4 1,545.0014.751
too5 1,931.2514.743
have6 2,317.5014.625
anything3 1,158.7514.589
heeds2 772.5014.038
playing2 772.5013.620
hug2 772.5013.620
scared2 772.5013.620
pal4 1,545.0013.453
morning3 1,158.7513.314
matter3 1,158.7513.314
liked3 1,158.7513.091
looked5 1,931.2512.766
bag4 1,545.0012.688
window2 772.5012.583
legs4 1,545.0012.469
biscuits2 772.5012.291
running2 772.5012.291
said12 4,634.9912.255
tin3 1,158.7512.186
could9 3,476.2512.184
springs2 772.5012.019
hair5 1,931.2511.902
sore2 772.5011.766
watching2 772.5011.766
sweetie2 772.5011.766
wioot3 1,158.7511.657
going3 1,158.7511.574
cupboard2 772.5011.528
spat2 772.5011.304
ground2 772.5011.304
done4 1,545.0010.937
boys3 1,158.7510.878
gave3 1,158.7510.735
sometimes3 1,158.7510.460
after3 1,158.7510.394
thinking2 772.5010.347
size3 1,158.7510.328
peas2 772.5010.182
bones2 772.5010.182
slept2 772.5010.182
trying2 772.5010.024
pocket2 772.509.872
couldnae4 1,545.009.736
big7 2,703.759.676
being3 1,158.759.656
getting3 1,158.759.656
feed3 1,158.759.599
because4 1,545.009.528
water3 1,158.759.487
woke2 772.509.450
chips2 772.509.319
ootside4 1,545.009.196
everything2 772.509.193
baby2 772.509.070
shot3 1,158.758.533
eat3 1,158.758.442
whole2 772.508.314
had10 3,862.508.190
stop3 1,158.758.055
told2 772.508.032
how5 1,931.257.982
that41 15,836.237.957
even7 2,703.757.909
he'd3 1,158.757.892
maybe3 1,158.757.892
folk5 1,931.257.809
knew2 772.507.528
eggs2 772.507.528
house2 772.507.450
did7 2,703.757.321
cheek2 772.507.300
loved2 772.507.300
win5 1,931.257.094
died2 772.507.086
plastic2 772.507.018
fed2 772.506.950
telt6 2,317.506.914
bedroom2 772.506.885
then8 3,090.006.783
wendy's3 1,158.75nan
sat4 1,545.008.244
feart3 1,158.756.699
they'd2 772.506.694
that's4 1,545.006.656
really4 1,545.006.575
son3 1,158.756.547
line3 1,158.756.459
say7 2,703.756.205
usual2 772.506.180
would3 1,158.756.148
throw2 772.506.127
especially2 772.506.075
eyes3 1,158.756.067
ran3 1,158.755.988
sent3 1,158.755.910
leg2 772.505.828
know4 1,545.005.807
walked2 772.505.643
death2 772.505.598
jim2 772.505.598
nae2 772.505.507
same5 1,931.255.475
deed2 772.505.467
grew2 772.505.467
dae8 3,090.005.375
family2 772.505.342
stairs2 772.505.261
think6 2,317.505.248
realised2 772.505.221
something3 1,158.755.012
where3 1,158.755.012
sure3 1,158.754.971
wanted2 772.504.920
way3 1,158.754.676
get8 3,090.004.477
hand2 772.504.455
no13 5,021.244.409
listen2 772.504.335
fair4 1,545.004.226
might2 772.504.191
hard3 1,158.754.182
at9 3,476.254.181
am3 1,158.754.100
drink2 772.504.000
some8 3,090.003.986
got6 2,317.503.810
park2 772.503.773
took3 1,158.753.704
sorry2 772.503.519
still5 1,931.253.496
as9 3,476.253.462
came3 1,158.753.312
leave2 772.503.246
now2 772.503.246
wi12 4,634.993.187
wae5 1,931.253.169
real2 772.503.149
thing4 1,545.003.145
in30 11,587.492.935
oot17 6,566.242.920
the131 50,598.692.863
night2 772.502.793
dinnae3 1,158.752.704
das2 772.50nan
people2 772.502.648
his9 3,476.252.606
tried2 772.502.498
good2 772.502.483
away2 772.502.455
take2 772.502.398
be8 3,090.002.265
look3 1,158.752.232
go3 1,158.752.123
yer8 3,090.002.000
next2 772.501.905
few2 772.501.905
open2 772.501.758
cried2 772.501.689
felt2 772.501.576
up14 5,407.491.493
they14 5,407.491.412
again4 1,545.001.389
well2 772.501.302
ye10 3,862.501.252
though2 772.501.096
help2 772.501.057
hear2 772.500.953
doon8 3,090.000.910
he27 10,428.740.861
cannae2 772.500.826
heard2 772.500.811
saw2 772.500.751
room2 772.500.741
there9 3,476.250.729
fussing2 772.50nan
been3 1,158.750.755
made3 1,158.750.607
while2 772.500.559
we8 3,090.000.530
their6 2,317.500.529
need2 772.500.503
gie3 1,158.750.499
back7 2,703.750.480
keep2 772.500.437
fae9 3,476.250.416
only2 772.500.364
see3 1,158.750.351
three2 772.500.327
afore4 1,545.000.296
by5 1,931.250.233
him8 3,090.000.178
it33 12,746.230.178
day6 2,317.500.172
man2 772.500.166
tae58 22,402.470.125
aff4 1,545.000.098
loaf-ends2 772.50nan
gummies2 772.50nan
on17 6,566.240.078
trouts2 772.50nan
time4 1,545.000.091
intae5 1,931.250.069
or9 3,476.250.044
her14 5,407.490.040
us3 1,158.750.025
door2 772.500.024
ken3 1,158.750.021
bit7 2,703.750.019
she13 5,021.240.011
if4 1,545.000.001
it's2 772.500.000