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Connor, Bailey

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,384
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 614
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.254
Tagged as WCE (West Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, and, she, wis, a, tae, her, that, in, hazel,

List of texts in corpus

A SCOTS HORROR STORY
Scots Hoose (2021-11-05) in Central dialect (WCE), categorised as weans (1,384 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
hazel18 13,005.78191.688
she47 33,959.5499.552
hud18 13,005.7891.361
and49 35,404.6285.782
nessie5 3,612.7257.877
an5 3,612.7242.055
weans7 5,057.8040.415
wis43 31,069.3638.928
anyhin4 2,890.1736.971
lady5 3,612.7233.859
her27 19,508.6732.346
drip3 2,167.6331.435
ae15 10,838.1530.962
birk3 2,167.6329.173
behin3 2,167.6325.726
o7 5,057.8023.771
nan2 1,445.0922.678
dozin2 1,445.0920.955
couldnae5 3,612.7220.546
portraits2 1,445.0918.867
pines2 1,445.0918.867
clouds3 2,167.6318.532
storm3 2,167.6318.532
halls2 1,445.0918.132
broken3 2,167.6317.678
wind4 2,890.1717.604
fir7 5,057.8017.370
weather3 2,167.6317.053
claws2 1,445.0916.979
scattered2 1,445.0916.508
wee12 8,670.5216.104
stair3 2,167.6315.877
birds3 2,167.6315.414
painted2 1,445.0914.749
louder2 1,445.0914.749
singin3 2,167.6314.744
horrible2 1,445.0914.475
thick3 2,167.6314.362
windae4 2,890.1713.932
stars2 1,445.0912.617
wrapped2 1,445.0911.740
icy2 1,445.0911.740
metal2 1,445.0911.487
tore2 1,445.0911.250
snell2 1,445.0911.027
forgotten2 1,445.0910.920
asleep2 1,445.0910.616
if8 5,780.359.796
windaes2 1,445.099.673
seemed3 2,167.639.637
caught2 1,445.098.860
door5 3,612.728.391
mad2 1,445.098.245
path2 1,445.098.194
found2 1,445.098.144
way3 2,167.638.097
alane2 1,445.097.949
through4 2,890.177.585
poor2 1,445.097.422
those2 1,445.097.262
finally2 1,445.097.110
bed3 2,167.637.092
its6 4,335.266.892
loch2 1,445.096.823
quite2 1,445.096.688
opened2 1,445.096.527
flair2 1,445.096.496
his2 1,445.096.390
staunin2 1,445.096.197
d7 5,057.806.113
happy2 1,445.096.112
course2 1,445.095.975
rain3 2,167.635.760
hear3 2,167.635.746
er2 1,445.095.743
must2 1,445.095.645
lost2 1,445.095.573
warm2 1,445.095.526
now2 1,445.095.434
how3 2,167.635.415
hing2 1,445.095.412
that23 16,618.505.379
when5 3,612.725.297
winter2 1,445.095.279
feart2 1,445.095.279
look3 2,167.635.235
able2 1,445.095.091
would2 1,445.094.856
on3 2,167.634.836
sent2 1,445.094.745
gairden2 1,445.094.727
by6 4,335.264.636
the100 72,254.344.563
white2 1,445.094.275
hersel2 1,445.094.275
dug2 1,445.094.198
hoose4 2,890.174.025
like8 5,780.353.951
aroon2 1,445.093.911
wan3 2,167.633.832
hair2 1,445.093.830
lassie2 1,445.093.830
hazels2 1,445.09nan
roon3 2,167.633.776
wir3 2,167.633.548
fae8 5,780.353.522
feet2 1,445.093.470
sun2 1,445.093.367
up10 7,225.433.278
wisnae2 1,445.093.184
wid4 2,890.172.818
heard2 1,445.092.429
let2 1,445.092.297
their5 3,612.722.234
side2 1,445.092.119
could3 2,167.632.103
s6 4,335.262.095
at5 3,612.722.062
aff4 2,890.171.940
twa4 2,890.171.865
oan4 2,890.171.807
oot3 2,167.631.667
only2 1,445.091.662
far2 1,445.091.596
a33 23,843.931.503
lang3 2,167.631.362
they3 2,167.631.247
them4 2,890.171.200
were3 2,167.630.985
fin2 1,445.090.891
made2 1,445.090.816
pranced2 1,445.09nan
aboot6 4,335.260.745
still2 1,445.090.744
even2 1,445.090.728
been4 2,890.170.720
ve2 1,445.090.703
nicht2 1,445.090.616
of3 2,167.630.544
this7 5,057.800.510
first2 1,445.090.381
humming2 1,445.09nan
whit2 1,445.090.369
doon4 2,890.170.314
ye6 4,335.260.284
heid2 1,445.090.284
back2 1,445.090.280
see3 2,167.630.252
than2 1,445.090.202
ain2 1,445.090.186
intae3 2,167.630.174
be6 4,335.260.144
aw4 2,890.170.139
tae28 20,231.210.102
unluckiest2 1,445.09nan
fur3 2,167.630.083
upstair3 2,167.63nan
just2 1,445.091.543
dae2 1,445.090.076
or4 2,890.170.068
to2 1,445.090.052
wi11 7,947.980.037
as9 6,502.890.030
but5 3,612.720.027
noo2 1,445.090.023
in21 15,173.410.016
mair3 2,167.630.007
it16 11,560.690.004
jist2 1,445.090.002