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Harrison, Jean

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,790
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 658
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.72
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - an, the, we, a, for, was, tae, o, she, on,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934
Lallans Magazine (2001-09 ) in Central (East Lothian) dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (1,790 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
was37 20,670.39154.501
we50 27,932.96109.682
got24 13,407.8283.740
barry5 2,793.3055.320
were19 10,614.5350.442
cats6 3,351.9647.408
for38 21,229.0544.963
awfu7 3,910.6142.311
miss9 5,027.9342.172
aa20 11,173.1837.600
must7 3,910.6132.457
ca'ad3 1,675.9831.487
fields5 2,793.3028.181
chairlie3 1,675.9824.745
cream4 2,234.6424.278
us13 7,262.5723.814
silk3 1,675.9823.239
fermers4 2,234.6423.229
had13 7,262.5722.812
an81 45,251.4022.529
christie2 1,117.3221.656
clever3 1,675.9821.360
wid11 6,145.2519.889
learned3 1,675.9819.455
maxwell2 1,117.3218.752
swearin2 1,117.3218.752
she25 13,966.4818.623
puss3 1,675.9818.397
fermer's2 1,117.3217.848
q2 1,117.3217.848
live4 2,234.6417.847
ett3 1,675.9817.844
when10 5,586.5917.198
showed3 1,675.9817.180
laddies3 1,675.9817.026
my9 5,027.9316.887
wore3 1,675.9816.729
sweeties3 1,675.9816.729
white5 2,793.3016.446
strippit2 1,117.3214.347
bell3 1,675.9814.200
christmas3 1,675.9813.842
kail2 1,117.3213.736
over3 1,675.9813.671
coos2 1,117.3213.463
chocolate2 1,117.3213.208
cat4 2,234.6413.188
goad2 1,117.3212.744
sometimes3 1,675.9812.743
her22 12,290.5012.648
schuil4 2,234.6412.368
nice3 1,675.9812.012
mither6 3,351.9611.921
bonny4 2,234.6411.838
on24 13,407.8211.396
is2 1,117.3211.289
setterday2 1,117.3210.872
buyin2 1,117.3210.872
anes3 1,675.9810.697
prince2 1,117.3210.612
lassie4 2,234.6410.604
mental2 1,117.3210.489
big6 3,351.9610.484
camp2 1,117.3210.369
hens2 1,117.3210.140
hat2 1,117.329.623
mince2 1,117.329.528
ah2 1,117.329.364
oh4 2,234.649.270
ane7 3,910.619.102
supper2 1,117.329.085
ah'll2 1,117.329.085
sit3 1,675.988.678
tea3 1,675.988.613
cause3 1,675.988.549
abody2 1,117.328.542
tatties2 1,117.328.265
queen2 1,117.328.265
onywye2 1,117.328.199
penny2 1,117.328.199
fancy2 1,117.327.946
aboot13 7,262.577.820
the78 43,575.427.731
flooers2 1,117.327.434
faither4 2,234.647.373
oor8 4,469.277.310
roond3 1,675.987.037
class2 1,117.326.942
gave2 1,117.326.896
h2 1,117.326.896
to7 3,910.616.633
made5 2,793.306.249
widna2 1,117.326.056
smell2 1,117.325.986
ice2 1,117.325.951
gonnae2 1,117.325.883
then6 3,351.965.804
hoo3 1,675.985.661
forbye2 1,117.325.272
mary2 1,117.325.006
love2 1,117.324.930
came3 1,675.984.926
write2 1,117.324.690
it12 6,703.914.629
wi22 12,290.504.616
telt4 2,234.644.392
feart2 1,117.324.342
them7 3,910.614.322
your3 1,675.984.123
as5 2,793.304.109
sunday2 1,117.324.087
puir2 1,117.324.013
would2 1,117.323.941
hauns2 1,117.323.941
aff6 3,351.963.923
broon2 1,117.323.905
two2 1,117.323.785
kent4 2,234.643.673
table2 1,117.323.653
till3 1,675.983.535
story2 1,117.323.512
bonnie2 1,117.323.407
black2 1,117.323.378
he9 5,027.933.375
keep3 1,675.983.360
sittin2 1,117.323.306
kirk2 1,117.323.196
did4 2,234.643.195
what3 1,675.983.169
through3 1,675.983.127
went3 1,675.983.086
if6 3,351.963.025
efternane2 1,117.32nan
hair2 1,117.322.976
lot2 1,117.322.951
sat2 1,117.322.951
juist4 2,234.642.811
wife2 1,117.322.809
this3 1,675.982.728
hae8 4,469.272.726
who2 1,117.322.718
yet2 1,117.322.718
have2 1,117.322.652
wha3 1,675.982.612
sayin2 1,117.322.568
read2 1,117.322.557
and7 3,910.612.372
quack2 1,117.32nan
times2 1,117.322.239
a42 23,463.692.233
tell3 1,675.982.232
up11 6,145.252.084
said5 2,793.302.032
oot4 2,234.641.995
some5 2,793.301.958
no2 1,117.321.947
you6 3,351.961.899
fur2 1,117.321.826
ye14 7,821.231.802
cauld2 1,117.321.668
be13 7,262.571.549
djeuks2 1,117.32nan
didna3 1,675.982.116
name2 1,117.321.534
road2 1,117.321.486
weel4 2,234.641.421
owl2 1,117.32nan
o30 16,759.781.410
in22 12,290.501.368
year3 1,675.981.229
quince2 1,117.32nan
could3 1,675.981.218
come3 1,675.981.138
ken4 2,234.641.064
only2 1,117.321.028
three2 1,117.320.965
ma5 2,793.300.951
yer5 2,793.300.916
time5 2,793.300.884
tae33 18,435.750.819
of4 2,234.640.814
been5 2,793.300.775
heid3 1,675.980.760
like3 1,675.980.693
or4 2,234.640.677
frae5 2,793.300.615
fine2 1,117.320.573
efter3 1,675.980.448
bein2 1,117.320.427
mair5 2,793.300.418
intae2 1,117.320.391
whaur2 1,117.320.377
english2 1,117.320.301
him6 3,351.960.295
awa3 1,675.980.282
at10 5,586.590.214
whit3 1,675.980.208
i12 6,703.910.202
get3 1,675.980.185
they8 4,469.270.155
but8 4,469.270.150
twa3 1,675.980.139
pit2 1,117.320.106
day4 2,234.640.082
there4 2,234.640.080
aye3 1,675.980.051
wis19 10,614.530.036
me6 3,351.960.018
lang2 1,117.320.017
that18 10,055.870.007
afore2 1,117.320.007
dae2 1,117.320.006
here2 1,117.320.000
minister's2 1,117.32nan
wee7 3,910.612.281