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Tollick, Margaret

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,153
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,184
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.663
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, tae, fir, wee, in, her, a', his,

List of texts in corpus

Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales
Windfall Books (2008-12-18 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as weans (3,153 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
a'30 9,514.75205.682
fir40 12,686.33164.907
yir19 6,026.0194.496
nivir10 3,171.5875.779
daddy's7 2,220.1175.259
wee38 12,052.0170.096
wir20 6,343.1759.447
buy10 3,171.5850.270
schule7 2,220.1137.666
robin5 1,585.7931.538
aggie3 951.4730.339
naist3 951.4730.339
shove4 1,268.6329.112
shona3 951.4728.113
we'd5 1,585.7927.867
winna7 2,220.1127.296
o28 8,880.4326.948
mither12 3,805.9026.607
boatie4 1,268.6326.523
kettle4 1,268.6325.304
ah2 634.3224.843
maggie4 1,268.6324.251
when16 5,074.5323.984
willie5 1,585.7923.966
crisps3 951.4723.410
baa4 1,268.6321.993
curls3 951.4721.988
piper3 951.4721.988
tapsalteerie3 951.4721.988
if18 5,708.8521.049
flap3 951.4720.846
shepherd3 951.4720.349
sheep5 1,585.7919.524
pickled2 634.3219.407
mammie's2 634.3219.407
snowball2 634.3219.407
little6 1,902.9519.077
bairnie3 951.4719.072
wa4 1,268.6319.006
sat7 2,220.1118.784
gyte3 951.4718.354
croon3 951.4718.025
mcphee2 634.3217.687
witchie2 634.3217.687
deeved2 634.3217.687
an119 37,741.8317.008
teacher5 1,585.7916.945
then13 4,123.0616.295
christmas4 1,268.6316.289
she's4 1,268.6316.289
awfy4 1,268.6316.289
grannie4 1,268.6316.065
strangers3 951.4715.914
cam11 3,488.7415.678
pokey2 634.3215.606
frocks2 634.3215.606
polly2 634.3215.606
laddie's2 634.3215.606
chips3 951.4715.094
oor15 4,757.3715.079
richt14 4,440.2214.921
eyed2 634.3214.875
duvet2 634.3214.875
saft4 1,268.6314.672
elizabeth2 634.3214.259
peck2 634.3214.259
dougie3 951.4714.052
it17 5,391.6914.008
hush2 634.3213.728
cheatie-pussie7 2,220.11nan
knee3 951.4713.744
bum2 634.3213.728
lion3 951.4713.596
daft4 1,268.6313.586
cat5 1,585.7913.315
comb2 634.3213.260
knittin2 634.3213.260
mice2 634.3213.260
sudden3 951.4713.174
preacher2 634.3212.843
skinny2 634.3212.843
pussie6 1,902.95nan
peter3 951.4713.174
for5 1,585.7912.755
ran5 1,585.7912.648
miss5 1,585.7912.468
hans2 634.3212.467
breid3 951.4712.418
blue5 1,585.7912.335
watchin4 1,268.6312.255
brae4 1,268.6312.129
bairnies2 634.3212.124
balloon2 634.3212.124
cid2 634.3212.124
cleanin2 634.3211.809
jean2 634.3211.809
fraser2 634.3211.809
fiver2 634.3211.809
greetin4 1,268.6311.766
bonnie5 1,585.7911.584
pepper2 634.3211.518
laddie4 1,268.6311.365
sums2 634.3211.248
nuts2 634.3211.248
he'd4 1,268.6311.147
spin2 634.3210.995
sailin2 634.3210.995
mune2 634.3210.995
canny3 951.4710.803
nonsense2 634.3210.759
is7 2,220.1110.597
bleezin2 634.3210.325
dress2 634.3210.325
dab2 634.3210.126
went7 2,220.1110.030
hert5 1,585.799.856
mou3 951.479.780
wifies2 634.329.757
ivry2 634.329.757
cried5 1,585.799.639
her30 9,514.759.474
gold2 634.329.420
sair5 1,585.799.371
tears3 951.479.369
patch2 634.329.263
six3 951.479.175
sandy2 634.329.112
minded2 634.328.967
dundee2 634.328.828
doubt2 634.328.828
tail3 951.478.635
one4 1,268.638.583
puss2 634.328.564
baby2 634.328.317
widna3 951.478.149
star2 634.327.977
douce2 634.327.977
canna5 1,585.797.953
cry3 951.477.948
mak8 2,537.277.910
scunner2 634.327.870
gaun7 2,220.117.780
laddies2 634.327.666
missed2 634.327.666
kye2 634.327.666
alexander2 634.327.568
twenty2 634.327.473
party2 634.327.473
hat2 634.327.473
again8 2,537.277.442
once2 634.327.380
asleep2 634.327.380
black4 1,268.637.375
keekin2 634.327.290
fower4 1,268.637.289
doon15 4,757.377.288
morn3 951.477.261
aneath2 634.327.202
sma3 951.477.177
sic6 1,902.957.037
lies2 634.327.032
annie2 634.327.032
wash2 634.327.032
ye29 9,197.596.992
ba2 634.326.870
draw2 634.326.870
ye've2 634.326.870
bite2 634.326.870
fu3 951.476.854
clean3 951.476.854
doctor3 951.476.739
his30 9,514.756.738
home2 634.326.715
couldna3 951.476.664
there2 634.326.649
bit2 634.326.594
unicorn3 951.47nan
i'll3 951.476.553
bags2 634.326.496
ootbye2 634.326.496
granny3 951.476.410
us10 3,171.586.323
let5 1,585.796.308
mindin2 634.326.289
boy3 951.476.204
wine2 634.326.159
must3 951.476.104
ir4 1,268.636.042
and11 3,488.745.858
stair2 634.325.794
braw4 1,268.635.762
the153 48,525.215.707
coat2 634.325.626
jock3 951.475.552
like16 5,074.535.540
cola3 951.47nan
na4 1,268.635.537
nine2 634.325.519
matthew2 634.325.415
up21 6,660.325.398
rin3 951.475.383
wide2 634.325.169
oan10 3,171.585.093
broon3 951.475.065
we'll2 634.325.031
but21 6,660.325.007
lassies2 634.324.986
began2 634.324.898
maks3 951.474.890
young4 1,268.634.734
rest3 951.474.700
three5 1,585.794.672
sir2 634.324.608
tweedledee3 951.47nan
yin6 1,902.954.571
he's2 634.324.417
left5 1,585.794.332
white3 951.474.203
auld9 2,854.424.127
milk2 634.324.102
ma22 6,977.484.059
horse2 634.324.004
catch2 634.323.972
wha5 1,585.793.961
wan5 1,585.793.939
in36 11,417.703.901
this6 1,902.953.723
some9 2,854.423.723
lassie3 951.473.661
wrang3 951.473.643
aye9 2,854.423.542
flair2 634.323.534
rinnin2 634.323.428
jannie's2 634.32nan
wis22 6,977.483.512
fine5 1,585.793.278
allie-ballie-bee2 634.32nan
under2 634.323.276
till4 1,268.633.245
they19 6,026.013.243
on12 3,805.903.232
gied4 1,268.633.189
bowfer2 634.32nan
haud3 951.473.151
wait2 634.323.110
hir3 951.473.107
great3 951.473.093
fifty-p2 634.32nan
atween4 1,268.633.057
rid2 634.323.020
yon4 1,268.632.962
stood2 634.322.954
at13 4,123.062.949
allie-ballie2 634.32nan
pairty2 634.323.020
world2 634.322.933
tellt2 634.322.891
he19 6,026.012.885
oh3 951.472.884
intae2 634.322.825
kept2 634.322.748
wi16 5,074.532.690
loon2 634.322.651
peerie2 634.322.632
lad2 634.322.577
sang2 634.322.540
john3 951.472.532
tea2 634.322.522
verra2 634.322.452
noo2 634.322.444
seemed2 634.322.317
huntiegowk2 634.32nan
she23 7,294.642.443
mair3 951.472.289
sunday2 634.322.253
roon4 1,268.632.250
too2 634.322.221
frae10 3,171.582.218
warld3 951.472.211
puir2 634.322.206
can2 634.322.116
toon2 634.322.086
fowk2 634.321.959
near3 951.471.864
tak5 1,585.791.856
saw3 951.471.803
are7 2,220.111.792
ten2 634.321.776
green2 634.321.776
that24 7,611.801.776
windae2 634.321.764
faither3 951.471.751
tae57 18,078.021.735
folk3 951.471.726
sittin2 634.321.668
of2 634.321.645
get7 2,220.111.625
reidbriest2 634.32nan
be11 3,488.741.683
aff7 2,220.111.620
naethin2 634.321.566
hae11 3,488.741.566
ower4 1,268.631.543
them8 2,537.271.537
thocht5 1,585.791.509
yer3 951.471.496
skeltered2 634.32nan
muckle5 1,585.791.504
haein2 634.321.470
aroon2 634.321.460
enough2 634.321.460
thir3 951.471.418
ben2 634.321.370
all2 634.321.370
lot2 634.321.294
bairn2 634.321.285
their3 951.471.225
mcmaster2 634.32nan
had7 2,220.111.555
keep3 951.471.225
set3 951.471.225
to2 634.321.188
me14 4,440.221.153
or7 2,220.111.137
back4 1,268.631.102
should2 634.321.096
thon4 1,268.631.065
far3 951.471.063
jist7 2,220.111.060
milkman2 634.32nan
bairns3 951.471.030
bed2 634.321.026
face3 951.470.971
ony4 1,268.630.921
we16 5,074.530.919
new4 1,268.630.893
that's2 634.320.890
really2 634.320.864
body2 634.320.818
air2 634.320.806
did4 1,268.630.777
him11 3,488.740.757
though2 634.320.683
so2 634.320.642
baith3 951.470.614
whit9 2,854.420.601
here5 1,585.790.594
ain2 634.320.594
come4 1,268.630.586
trews2 634.32nan
macskimming2 634.32nan
said6 1,902.950.568
end2 634.320.551
lang2 634.320.504
mccrumb2 634.32nan
man2 634.320.524
pit4 1,268.630.499
tweedledum2 634.32nan
a99 31,398.670.480
nae7 2,220.110.464
weel5 1,585.790.461
right2 634.320.450
room2 634.320.396
twa3 951.470.378
awa5 1,585.790.376
humpty-dumpty2 634.32nan
was2 634.320.358
wey2 634.320.335
mclver2 634.32nan
heid2 634.320.436
got2 634.320.322
side2 634.320.307
i21 6,660.320.264
has2 634.320.262
see4 1,268.630.235
whaur3 951.470.228
day5 1,585.790.225
fair2 634.320.219
need2 634.320.219
goosie-goosie-gander2 634.32nan
tho2 634.320.245
you7 2,220.110.207
dinna2 634.320.192
still3 951.470.192
mind3 951.470.186
dae3 951.470.168
oot12 3,805.900.126
it's3 951.470.112
as18 5,708.850.079
muffet2 634.32nan
hame3 951.470.076
think2 634.320.075
gie2 634.320.057
no9 2,854.420.056
wid3 951.470.054
een2 634.320.032
made2 634.320.028
my3 951.470.028
hid4 1,268.630.023
door2 634.320.015
by5 1,585.790.004
tell2 634.320.003
sae5 1,585.790.001