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McDonald, Fiona

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 6,516
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,615
Ratio of total words to unique words - 4.035
Tagged as PUL (Peninsular Ulster (Ards)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - tha, an, a, o, tae, wus, in, fur, it, ye,

List of texts in corpus

Frae Cowie's Cragg
Ulster-Scots Academy Press (2021-05-05) in Ulster dialect, categorised as poetry (6,516 words)

Author word usage frequencies

WordCount Normalised
per 100,000
tha3635570.9
an2664082.26
a2463775.32
o1462240.64
tae1372102.52
wus1001534.68
in961473.3
fur911396.56
it881350.52
ye841289.13
he731120.32
wi61936.16
oot55844.08
on53813.38
his41629.22
aa37567.83
no36552.49
wee36552.49
ma36552.49
at35537.14
yin35537.14
hae35537.14
oul34521.79
noo34521.79
thaim33506.45
wullie31475.75
the'30460.41
aye30460.41
she30460.41
guid28429.71
-28429.71
bot27414.36
ower26399.02
mair26399.02
me25383.67
up25383.67
doon24368.32
that23352.98
quare23352.98
yer23352.98
had21322.28
mine21322.28
sae20306.94
nae20306.94
frae19291.59
thair19291.59
it's19291.59
thon19291.59
get18276.24
whan18276.24
some18276.24
whar18276.24
this18276.24
aff18276.24
by18276.24
thair's18276.24
is18276.24
pit18276.24
whut17260.9
said17260.9
thocht17260.9
be17260.9
wud17260.9
dae17260.9
cum17260.9
roon17260.9
hoose16245.55
luk16245.55
tak16245.55
see16245.55
aboot16245.55
sayed15230.2
lang15230.2
bin15230.2
mak15230.2
maggie14214.86
fowk14214.86
hoo14214.86
her14214.86
wur13199.51
frank13199.51
rab13199.51
hir13199.51
tuk12184.16
yins12184.16
dinnae12184.16
newton12184.16
wheen12184.16
cud12184.16
as12184.16
toon12184.16
intae12184.16
him12184.16
big12184.16
afore12184.16
eftér12184.16
boys12184.16
mebbe11168.82
ir11168.82
gan11168.82
ocht11168.82
or11168.82
daen11168.82
tay10153.47
ither10153.47
claes10153.47
nicht10153.47
maist10153.47
twa10153.47
hame10153.47
nor10153.47
jaist10153.47
yeir10153.47
the10153.47
wusnae10153.47
gien10153.47
oor10153.47
day10153.47
lukkin10153.47
seen10153.47
eneuch9138.12
but9138.12
got9138.12
haein9138.12
telt9138.12
cudnae9138.12
fairm9138.12
sam9138.12
like9138.12
onie9138.12
weel8122.77
wudnae8122.77
place8122.77
and8122.77
anither8122.77
cannae8122.77
didnae8122.77
here8122.77
road8122.77
pittin8122.77
fun8122.77
thonner8122.77
much8122.77
bak8122.77
twathie8122.77
davie8122.77
bit8122.77
richt8122.77
breeks7107.43
blak7107.43
aroon7107.43
left7107.43
fornenst7107.43
caad7107.43
jist7107.43
awa7107.43
leeved7107.43
hugh7107.43
weans7107.43
gie7107.43
ain7107.43
ava7107.43
set7107.43
we7107.43
a'm7107.43
whun7107.43
gin7107.43
wullie's7107.43
john7107.43
niver7107.43
lan7107.43
yell692.08
hauf692.08
bocht692.08
lass692.08
days692.08
lake692.08
beck692.08
heerd692.08
pup692.08
rin692.08
freen692.08
hill692.08
thon's692.08
deid692.08
can692.08
fit692.08
yersel692.08
caa692.08
brither692.08
forbye692.08
nooadays692.08
fire692.08
new692.08
gang692.08
time692.08
freens692.08
stane692.08
gaun576.73
isnae576.73
then576.73
yet576.73
hinnae576.73
fae576.73
thing576.73
airds576.73
wabsters576.73
fu576.73
hairt576.73
wife576.73
pued576.73
crack576.73
oniehoo576.73
cumin576.73
ach576.73
gaed576.73
sin576.73
madonal576.73
wie576.73
bes576.73
am576.73
hale576.73
haes576.73
en576.73
iz576.73
wean576.73
ithers576.73
white576.73
thaing576.73
near576.73
brocht576.73
til576.73
soon576.73
us576.73
dugs576.73
while576.73
know461.39
fether461.39
whaur461.39
did461.39
merriet461.39
leevin461.39
them461.39
watter461.39
coontie461.39
life461.39
year461.39
hear461.39
baith461.39
come461.39
street461.39
fairmin461.39
ten461.39
wark461.39
abane461.39
luks461.39
coul461.39
boy461.39
gless461.39
of461.39
fiona461.39
waur461.39
yers461.39
daein461.39
raa461.39
weemen461.39
pot461.39
scullery461.39
kilt461.39
fan461.39
scuttel461.39
turn461.39
grannie461.39
whiles461.39
sins461.39
lea461.39
fower461.39
mcdonald461.39
sowl461.39
wye461.39
wairm461.39
keep461.39
glen461.39
line461.39
haed461.39
fancie461.39
coallie461.39
drap461.39
wulliam461.39
dure461.39
cooncil461.39
settérday461.39
last461.39
femlie346.04
scunnért346.04
james346.04
airse346.04
jeannie346.04
craig346.04
hit346.04
heid346.04
neebours346.04
aaricht346.04
houl346.04
thairs346.04
bother346.04
thie346.04
boarn346.04
wabster346.04
quick346.04
empie346.04
feed346.04
the'd346.04
biggin346.04
meer346.04
accoont346.04
ring346.04
made346.04
clatter346.04
flair346.04
show346.04
y'ir346.04
three346.04
sicht346.04
bed346.04
hooses346.04
aim346.04
shud346.04
rathfrilan346.04
boul346.04
yir346.04
side346.04
gae346.04
pair346.04
dancin346.04
stairt346.04
doot346.04
leppin346.04
raip346.04
let346.04
ticket346.04
turn't346.04
sleepin346.04
maun346.04
tullynagardy346.04
daft346.04
brithers346.04
shaps346.04
fill346.04
think346.04
schuil346.04
meetin346.04
wat346.04
yince346.04
bar346.04
kep346.04
says346.04
nixt346.04
syne346.04
shap346.04
naethin346.04
milk346.04
men346.04
cave346.04
iverie346.04
skippin346.04
ages346.04
mile346.04
echt346.04
tap346.04
you346.04
ye'll346.04
there346.04
whutiver346.04
alang346.04
lukked346.04
fiftie346.04
fiels346.04
girnin346.04
hairth346.04
hur346.04
somethin346.04
ahint346.04
loom346.04
prittas346.04
da346.04
fair346.04
strecht346.04
sittin346.04
burgh230.69
yis230.69
went230.69
hizzie230.69
true230.69
warl230.69
taxi230.69
bettér230.69
pride230.69
magilton230.69
poakit230.69
faa230.69
roderick230.69
michelle230.69
sair230.69
lane230.69
jeckit230.69
truth230.69
alloo230.69
notion230.69
strang230.69
use230.69
le230.69
leeve230.69
een230.69
och230.69
thars230.69
sister230.69
drink230.69
hans230.69
pigs230.69
motthor230.69
thochts230.69
heich230.69
rabbie230.69
mate230.69
apairt230.69
dance-flair230.69
ye'r230.69
thegither230.69
lilt230.69
johnnie230.69
looms230.69
larned230.69
gettin230.69
shes230.69
teem230.69
bastes230.69
lugs230.69
hugh's230.69
giein230.69
car-pairk230.69
john's230.69
thole230.69
yairds230.69
sayin230.69
fillims230.69
past230.69
railway230.69
great-granda230.69
teeth230.69
lot230.69
hot230.69
parteeclar230.69
spoon230.69
lasses230.69
aircraft230.69
owre230.69
thrie230.69
'a230.69
wabster's230.69
shair230.69
natasha230.69
minded230.69
the'r230.69
the'll230.69
it'll230.69
grue230.69
licht230.69
coast230.69
wull230.69
nine230.69
kintrie230.69
wunters230.69
yin's230.69
loughriescouse230.69
tent230.69
masel230.69
for230.69
laa230.69
ivery230.69
elic230.69
fish230.69
say230.69
seein230.69
charlie230.69
flee230.69
bilfawst230.69
'aye230.69
yinst230.69
wore230.69
bein230.69
lichts230.69
bi230.69
scotlan230.69
durtie230.69
yaird230.69
cool230.69
nane230.69
bits230.69
gowden230.69
flooers230.69
growed230.69
hens230.69
granda230.69
wrocht230.69
scraba230.69
unnér230.69
han230.69
theday230.69
beans230.69
danner230.69
iver230.69
esk230.69
dayligan230.69
hadnae230.69
bither230.69
bad230.69
burn230.69
rinnin230.69
tablet230.69
awfu230.69
lachin230.69
hersel230.69
sooth230.69
fowks230.69
moarn230.69
monie230.69
lach230.69
gied230.69
reuch230.69
wundae230.69
wunnerfu230.69
d'ye230.69
eddie230.69
blathewick230.69
want230.69
oonces230.69
'twa230.69
stan230.69
shugger230.69
porritch230.69
ulstér230.69
gled230.69
pen230.69
fing'rs230.69
green230.69
deed230.69
lough230.69
beskit230.69
ticht230.69
cummer230.69
roadd230.69
shade230.69
duncher230.69
grun230.69
wun230.69
stud230.69
cowie's230.69
comin230.69
rid230.69
jecket230.69
liftit230.69
simmer230.69
aas230.69
quate230.69
caa'd230.69
tairt230.69
epple230.69
tither230.69
eatin230.69
thats230.69
rhubairb230.69
fornent230.69
tooer230.69
efter230.69
agin230.69
fecht230.69
stans230.69
haw230.69
tam230.69
hissel230.69
dee230.69
so230.69
o'clock230.69
unner230.69
kirk230.69
trep230.69
tin230.69
too230.69
thar230.69
puir230.69
forrits230.69
atween230.69
wurd230.69
whut's230.69
oan230.69
shed230.69
shirts230.69
hairdlie230.69
buik230.69
richtlie230.69
if230.69
throughither230.69
wattér230.69
shune230.69
youse230.69
bigged230.69
getting230.69
room230.69
clean230.69
wurnae230.69
loanen230.69
piit230.69
frederick230.69
dinner230.69
liein230.69
loanie230.69
pownie230.69
geg230.69
gate-poast230.69
cannie230.69
daes230.69
drivin230.69
motor230.69
fleein230.69
cut230.69
simmets230.69
cried230.69
hope230.69
hingin230.69
feelin230.69
all230.69
foarm230.69
houlin230.69
faain230.69
y230.69
yours230.69
spied230.69
billie230.69
offysher230.69