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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 9,514.75204.471
fir40 12,686.33165.609
yir19 6,026.0194.216
daddy's7 2,220.1175.431
nivir10 3,171.5874.641
wee38 12,052.0170.073
wir20 6,343.1759.535
buy10 3,171.5850.699
schule7 2,220.1137.382
robin5 1,585.7931.658
naist3 951.4730.412
aggie3 951.4730.412
shove4 1,268.6329.849
shona3 951.4728.186
we'd5 1,585.7927.987
winna7 2,220.1127.458
o28 8,880.4327.420
boatie4 1,268.6326.620
mither12 3,805.9026.419
kettle4 1,268.6325.400
when16 5,074.5325.215
willie5 1,585.7924.427
maggie4 1,268.6324.347
crisps3 951.4723.483
curls3 951.4722.729
tapsalteerie3 951.4722.061
baa4 1,268.6321.849
ah2 634.3221.709
if18 5,708.8521.473
flap3 951.4720.919
piper3 951.4720.422
shepherd3 951.4720.422
sheep5 1,585.7919.537
mammie's2 634.3219.456
snowball2 634.3219.456
pickled2 634.3219.456
bairnie3 951.4719.144
wa4 1,268.6319.100
little6 1,902.9518.943
gyte3 951.4718.426
sat7 2,220.1118.397
croon3 951.4718.098
mcphee2 634.3217.736
deeved2 634.3217.736
witchie2 634.3217.736
teacher5 1,585.7916.982
frocks2 634.3216.557
awfy4 1,268.6316.382
she's4 1,268.6316.382
christmas4 1,268.6316.382
grannie4 1,268.6316.158
then13 4,123.0616.128
cam11 3,488.7415.867
an119 37,741.8315.785
laddie's2 634.3215.655
polly2 634.3215.655
pokey2 634.3215.655
chips3 951.4715.359
strangers3 951.4715.359
richt14 4,440.2214.943
duvet2 634.3214.923
eyed2 634.3214.923
elizabeth2 634.3214.923
saft4 1,268.6314.585
oor15 4,757.3714.541
peck2 634.3214.308
dougie3 951.4714.123
bum2 634.3213.776
hush2 634.3213.776
cheatie-pussie7 2,220.11nan
it17 5,391.6913.685
lion3 951.4713.666
daft4 1,268.6313.600
cat5 1,585.7913.375
knittin2 634.3213.309
comb2 634.3213.309
mice2 634.3213.309
sudden3 951.4713.111
pussie6 1,902.95nan
knee3 951.4713.245
peter3 951.4713.111
skinny2 634.3212.892
miss5 1,585.7912.849
for5 1,585.7912.776
ran5 1,585.7912.757
preacher2 634.3212.515
blue5 1,585.7912.443
bairnies2 634.3212.172
balloon2 634.3212.172
cid2 634.3212.172
breid3 951.4712.146
watchin4 1,268.6312.095
fiver2 634.3211.857
hans2 634.3211.857
fraser2 634.3211.857
greetin4 1,268.6311.796
brae4 1,268.6311.680
cleanin2 634.3211.566
pepper2 634.3211.566
bonnie5 1,585.7911.533
laddie4 1,268.6311.453
sums2 634.3211.296
he'd4 1,268.6311.235
mune2 634.3211.043
sailin2 634.3211.043
canny3 951.4710.872
nonsense2 634.3210.807
nuts2 634.3210.807
spin2 634.3210.807
is7 2,220.1110.611
jean2 634.3210.584
hert5 1,585.7910.022
bleezin2 634.329.984
dab2 634.329.984
went7 2,220.119.937
mou3 951.479.848
dress2 634.329.804
wifies2 634.329.804
cried5 1,585.799.803
her30 9,514.759.500
gold2 634.329.468
sair5 1,585.799.386
tears3 951.479.242
patch2 634.329.159
ivry2 634.329.159
sandy2 634.329.159
six3 951.478.995
tail3 951.478.817
dundee2 634.328.740
doubt2 634.328.740
one4 1,268.638.703
puss2 634.328.610
baby2 634.328.364
widna3 951.478.267
canna5 1,585.798.051
gaun7 2,220.118.031
star2 634.328.023
minded2 634.328.023
douce2 634.327.917
cry3 951.477.868
scunner2 634.327.712
laddies2 634.327.712
mak8 2,537.277.668
again8 2,537.277.655
black4 1,268.637.631
alexander2 634.327.614
once2 634.327.614
missed2 634.327.614
party2 634.327.519
kye2 634.327.519
hat2 634.327.519
morn3 951.477.369
twenty2 634.327.336
keekin2 634.327.336
doon15 4,757.377.295
asleep2 634.327.248
sma3 951.477.200
aneath2 634.327.078
home2 634.327.078
ye29 9,197.597.066
sic6 1,902.957.014
annie2 634.326.996
wash2 634.326.996
fower4 1,268.636.963
ba2 634.326.916
ye've2 634.326.916
doctor3 951.476.841
bite2 634.326.837
fu3 951.476.803
lies2 634.326.761
draw2 634.326.761
clean3 951.476.690
bags2 634.326.613
there2 634.326.598
bit2 634.326.589
his30 9,514.756.581
unicorn3 951.47nan
i'll3 951.476.580
couldna3 951.476.544
ootbye2 634.326.471
granny3 951.476.438
let5 1,585.796.418
boy3 951.476.369
mindin2 634.326.334
wine2 634.326.268
must3 951.476.233
us10 3,171.586.038
braw4 1,268.635.838
like16 5,074.535.808
stair2 634.325.782
ir4 1,268.635.694
oan10 3,171.585.646
jock3 951.475.613
cola3 951.47nan
and11 3,488.745.582
na4 1,268.635.573
coat2 634.325.511
matthew2 634.325.459
nine2 634.325.459
rin3 951.475.361
up21 6,660.325.300
the153 48,525.215.279
but21 6,660.325.140
lassies2 634.325.119
wide2 634.325.119
broon3 951.475.099
ma22 6,977.484.941
we'll2 634.324.941
maks3 951.474.925
young4 1,268.634.707
began2 634.324.691
sir2 634.324.691
rest3 951.474.690
tweedledee3 951.47nan
three5 1,585.794.525
he's2 634.324.386
left5 1,585.794.366
white3 951.474.342
auld9 2,854.424.232
milk2 634.324.144
wan5 1,585.794.086
yin6 1,902.954.078
catch2 634.324.014
horse2 634.323.982
in36 11,417.703.955
wha5 1,585.793.887
lassie3 951.473.768
this6 1,902.953.767
jannie's2 634.32nan
some9 2,854.423.767
wrang3 951.473.698
flair2 634.323.601
under2 634.323.520
rinnin2 634.323.390
on12 3,805.903.379
fine5 1,585.793.353
wis22 6,977.483.340
gied4 1,268.633.275
aye9 2,854.423.251
they19 6,026.013.176
haud3 951.473.145
bowfer2 634.32nan
wait2 634.323.149
hir3 951.473.145
till4 1,268.633.109
tellt2 634.323.037
world2 634.323.037
he19 6,026.013.017
yon4 1,268.632.982
fifty-p2 634.32nan
allie-ballie2 634.32nan
great3 951.472.976
at13 4,123.062.975
rid2 634.322.950
oh3 951.472.935
stood2 634.322.908
atween4 1,268.632.901
kept2 634.322.766
wi16 5,074.532.761
she23 7,294.642.724
intae2 634.322.691
peerie2 634.322.670
lad2 634.322.632
john3 951.472.616
loon2 634.322.595
sang2 634.322.577
tea2 634.322.541
noo2 634.322.492
huntiegowk2 634.32nan
verra2 634.322.471
mair3 951.472.384
sunday2 634.322.320
puir2 634.322.272
allie-ballie-bee2 634.32nan
pairty2 634.323.126
too2 634.322.272
warld3 951.472.257
seemed2 634.322.257
roon4 1,268.632.108
frae10 3,171.582.088
can2 634.322.065
fowk2 634.322.038
toon2 634.322.020
are7 2,220.111.972
windae2 634.321.873
saw3 951.471.837
tae57 18,078.021.836
ten2 634.321.834
faither3 951.471.829
tak5 1,585.791.812
green2 634.321.797
that24 7,611.801.794
near3 951.471.752
get7 2,220.111.734
folk3 951.471.711
reidbriest2 634.32nan
be11 3,488.741.669
enough2 634.321.654
aff7 2,220.111.616
thocht5 1,585.791.549
ower4 1,268.631.549
of2 634.321.526
yer3 951.471.479
haein2 634.321.460
them8 2,537.271.457
hae11 3,488.741.456
mcmaster2 634.32nan
muckle5 1,585.791.514
thir3 951.471.451
skeltered2 634.32nan
sittin2 634.321.609
naethin2 634.321.440
had7 2,220.111.424
aroon2 634.321.420
me14 4,440.221.392
ben2 634.321.361
all2 634.321.352
lot2 634.321.333
bairn2 634.321.287
or7 2,220.111.265
keep3 951.471.256
their3 951.471.233
set3 951.471.188
should2 634.321.157
bairns3 951.471.065
to2 634.321.060
milkman2 634.32nan
bed2 634.321.046
back4 1,268.631.044
face3 951.471.043
far3 951.470.973
jist7 2,220.110.947
new4 1,268.630.932
that's2 634.320.903
really2 634.320.869
thon4 1,268.630.849
body2 634.320.844
ony4 1,268.630.814
air2 634.320.812
did4 1,268.630.811
we16 5,074.530.782
him11 3,488.740.750
though2 634.320.723
whit9 2,854.420.688
so2 634.320.619
come4 1,268.630.603
ain2 634.320.597
said6 1,902.950.595
trews2 634.32nan
here5 1,585.790.582
baith3 951.470.569
end2 634.320.535
lang2 634.320.515
mccrumb2 634.32nan
man2 634.320.497
was2 634.320.480
macskimming2 634.32nan
tweedledum2 634.32nan
right2 634.320.474
nae7 2,220.110.473
pit4 1,268.630.473
a99 31,398.670.447
heid2 634.320.416
twa3 951.470.412
weel5 1,585.790.403
room2 634.320.360
i21 6,660.320.357
got2 634.320.339
awa5 1,585.790.334
humpty-dumpty2 634.32nan
wey2 634.320.339
you7 2,220.110.311
side2 634.320.292
has2 634.320.266
whaur3 951.470.247
tho2 634.320.247
see4 1,268.630.231
fair2 634.320.226
dinna2 634.320.197
mind3 951.470.196
day5 1,585.790.196
still3 951.470.177
dae3 951.470.147
it's3 951.470.124
oot12 3,805.900.118
as18 5,708.850.094
no9 2,854.420.083
think2 634.320.080
hame3 951.470.072
muffet2 634.32nan
gie2 634.320.051
wid3 951.470.048
my3 951.470.036
een2 634.320.035
made2 634.320.026
hid4 1,268.630.016
goosie-goosie-gander2 634.32nan
door2 634.320.015
tell2 634.320.002
by5 1,585.790.001
sae5 1,585.790.001
mclver2 634.32nan
need2 634.320.247