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Garson, Sheila

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,078
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,095
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.811
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, tae, o, an, hid, in, is, me, i,

List of texts in corpus

Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (141 words)
Gallows Ha - Annie
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (135 words)
Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (2,802 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
sheu32 10,396.36280.330
hid48 15,594.54146.425
maggie15 4,873.29125.469
many15 4,873.2994.997
hids10 3,248.8687.851
hir20 6,497.7386.877
wae28 9,096.8284.567
meed8 2,599.0971.342
jeemsie8 2,599.0963.843
dance11 3,573.7560.683
it2 649.7757.005
hid's7 2,274.2056.851
peedie9 2,923.9855.720
witch8 2,599.0955.011
awld5 1,624.4353.017
masked5 1,624.4353.017
mother7 2,274.2043.792
taegither4 1,299.5541.735
geed6 1,949.3241.135
music9 2,923.9840.857
me35 11,371.0238.735
letter8 2,599.0938.097
reads5 1,624.4336.599
watter12 3,898.6436.353
thir's5 1,624.4335.458
hand8 2,599.0935.212
quoys15 4,873.29nan
wur14 4,548.4134.577
s2 649.7731.978
he's7 2,274.2031.463
regret4 1,299.5530.737
neems3 974.6630.556
beuy3 974.6630.556
sleep7 2,274.2028.304
wounds4 1,299.5528.258
deeds4 1,299.5527.745
highlanders3 974.6626.748
stuil3 974.6626.748
wounded3 974.6626.748
don't5 1,624.4326.378
book6 1,949.3226.373
more6 1,949.3224.908
received4 1,299.5524.215
chist4 1,299.5524.215
awful3 974.6623.626
luve5 1,624.4323.359
france4 1,299.5523.324
wrong4 1,299.5522.526
whispers3 974.6622.204
hunders3 974.6622.204
brain4 1,299.5521.803
no24 7,797.2720.840
as3 974.6620.751
quietly3 974.6620.565
hang3 974.6620.565
devil3 974.6620.565
grand5 1,624.4320.400
kye4 1,299.5520.345
march3 974.6620.106
shalt2 649.7719.552
life's2 649.7719.552
kens6 1,949.3219.342
is41 13,320.3419.195
to15 4,873.2919.096
bit23 7,472.3818.954
spaek4 1,299.5518.359
stove3 974.6618.239
for3 974.6618.076
awae3 974.6617.929
night6 1,949.3217.843
godless2 649.7717.832
scribbled2 649.7717.832
waltz2 649.7717.832
healed2 649.7717.832
thirs2 649.7717.832
howdie2 649.7717.832
match4 1,299.5517.281
right8 2,599.0917.252
box5 1,624.4316.979
good6 1,949.3216.902
comfort3 974.6616.830
blide2 649.7716.653
thou3 974.6616.586
safe4 1,299.5516.232
took7 2,274.2016.171
haert2 649.7715.750
sands2 649.7715.750
granny's2 649.7715.750
apert2 649.7715.750
err2 649.7715.750
corps2 649.7715.750
ashes2 649.7715.750
suffering2 649.7715.750
roond6 1,949.3215.713
skill3 974.6615.500
boat4 1,299.5515.128
shrapnel2 649.7715.019
davie's5 1,624.43nan
you'd2 649.7715.019
condemned2 649.7715.019
write5 1,624.4314.935
office4 1,299.5514.678
metal3 974.6614.588
fur21 6,822.6114.564
profit2 649.7714.403
luks2 649.7714.403
inform2 649.7714.403
luked2 649.7714.403
laid4 1,299.5514.092
drunken2 649.7713.871
shand2 649.7713.871
severe2 649.7713.871
trenches2 649.7713.871
delivered2 649.7713.871
we2 649.7713.543
any5 1,624.4313.394
reel2 649.7712.986
carefully2 649.7712.986
but2 649.7712.776
condition2 649.7712.610
arm2 649.7712.610
hirsell2 649.7712.610
wurkin2 649.7712.610
hoo6 1,949.3212.517
a've3 974.6612.394
ceilidh2 649.7712.267
rights2 649.7711.952
cheerio2 649.7711.952
hans2 649.7711.952
thir7 2,274.2011.835
april3 974.6611.756
oot27 8,771.9311.674
steered2 649.7711.661
chantin2 649.7711.661
fairly3 974.6611.558
prayers2 649.7711.390
kenny2 649.7711.390
baes2 649.7711.390
cared2 649.7711.390
i34 11,046.1311.384
coos2 649.7711.137
sore2 649.7711.137
peel2 649.7711.137
text3 974.6610.670
suffer2 649.7710.467
treasure2 649.7710.467
davie3 974.6610.352
flooers3 974.6610.352
aet2 649.7710.267
golden2 649.7710.267
whitiver2 649.7710.078
her5 1,624.4310.050
wife5 1,624.4310.036
from4 1,299.559.966
seaforth3 974.66nan
singin3 974.669.981
dear3 974.669.771
tea4 1,299.559.755
slowly3 974.669.702
have5 1,624.439.673
eyes4 1,299.559.511
tunes2 649.779.403
ivery3 974.669.249
heed3 974.668.948
live3 974.668.833
wis16 5,198.188.821
calm2 649.778.577
orcadian2 649.778.456
bae3 974.668.396
mansie's3 974.66nan
geen2 649.778.339
bad4 1,299.558.034
effect2 649.778.008
plants2 649.778.008
tune2 649.777.904
gale2 649.777.904
sea4 1,299.557.791
ill3 974.667.717
rather2 649.777.705
once2 649.777.705
niver5 1,624.437.653
hooses3 974.667.285
hot2 649.777.252
ends2 649.777.252
use3 974.667.244
home2 649.777.167
wind3 974.667.123
piece3 974.667.123
dark3 974.667.123
pot2 649.777.085
shore2 649.777.005
cool2 649.776.927
summer2 649.776.850
lies2 649.776.850
lukan3 974.66nan
wirds5 1,624.436.995
so9 2,923.986.817
luk2 649.776.775
progress2 649.776.702
world3 974.666.668
enjoy2 649.776.630
trees3 974.666.597
david2 649.776.559
strong2 649.776.490
going2 649.776.423
weather2 649.776.357
eye2 649.776.357
further2 649.776.292
hands2 649.776.104
banks2 649.776.043
ah've2 649.776.043
jimmy2 649.775.984
tin2 649.775.984
paper3 974.665.971
says6 1,949.325.966
not3 974.665.940
taks3 974.665.820
burn3 974.665.820
information2 649.775.703
post2 649.775.703
starts2 649.775.545
really4 1,299.555.506
herd2 649.775.444
braith2 649.775.346
hospital2 649.775.346
thee2 649.775.251
leg2 649.775.251
will7 2,274.205.130
truth2 649.775.114
ur3 974.665.041
watched2 649.774.940
notified2 649.77nan
two3 974.665.017
sam2 649.774.856
daith2 649.774.735
goes2 649.774.656
sheep2 649.774.618
green3 974.664.582
lass2 649.774.580
poor2 649.774.506
on29 9,421.704.476
turned3 974.664.475
end4 1,299.554.469
rouen2 649.77nan
mad2 649.775.159
black3 974.664.454
may2 649.774.433
his27 8,771.934.282
general2 649.774.259
faa2 649.774.259
widna2 649.774.192
still6 1,949.324.180
bits2 649.774.095
scottish5 1,624.433.883
noo10 3,248.863.837
waitin2 649.773.792
gets2 649.773.792
kitchen2 649.773.764
fingers2 649.773.764
might2 649.773.764
bairn3 974.663.669
up6 1,949.323.539
drink2 649.773.520
has4 1,299.553.483
go4 1,299.553.483
land2 649.773.393
gunshot2 649.77nan
hiv4 1,299.554.012
fair4 1,299.553.311
feet3 974.663.306
hae3 974.663.250
or5 1,624.433.234
news2 649.773.226
half2 649.773.157
ah'm2 649.773.135
gotten2 649.773.112
soon2 649.773.069
stuff2 649.772.983
you10 3,248.862.968
report2 649.772.941
pte2 649.77nan
must2 649.772.921
diddle2 649.77nan
soond2 649.772.880
through4 1,299.552.863
lost2 649.772.860
hads2 649.77nan
start2 649.772.762
backhoose2 649.77nan
fer3 974.662.838
ower3 974.662.760
them9 2,923.982.687
late2 649.772.560
aal2 649.772.560
comes3 974.662.537
week2 649.772.525
young3 974.662.436
doot2 649.772.375
aa10 3,248.862.287
word2 649.772.189
fae13 4,223.522.158
hear3 974.662.108
mindeen2 649.77nan
inside2 649.772.074
if8 2,599.092.014
tried2 649.771.965
five2 649.771.926
very2 649.771.825
folk3 974.661.795
white2 649.771.788
day3 974.661.754
like12 3,898.641.736
enough2 649.771.718
sheu's2 649.77nan
best3 974.661.706
run2 649.771.650
dry2 649.771.584
efter6 1,949.321.566
sat2 649.771.431
till3 974.661.398
dinna3 974.661.364
yet2 649.771.256
kent4 1,299.551.212
better3 974.661.153
an70 22,742.041.152
mind4 1,299.551.114
only3 974.661.102
bed2 649.771.100
read2 649.771.100
there11 3,573.751.079
are2 649.771.045
can7 2,274.201.015
days3 974.661.010
last3 974.661.005
potion2 649.77nan
jeemo's2 649.77nan
that's2 649.770.954
think4 1,299.550.926
mither3 974.660.904
when5 1,624.430.864
gallowha2 649.77nan
again4 1,299.550.852
be12 3,898.640.848
o71 23,066.930.839
wid2 649.770.607
wark2 649.770.587
aye3 974.660.568
guid2 649.770.519
big3 974.660.481
dae5 1,624.430.464
time4 1,299.550.430
was2 649.770.426
whit5 1,624.430.411
that27 8,771.930.399
the170 55,230.670.389
said3 974.660.380
in44 14,295.000.352
been7 2,274.200.329
side2 649.770.325
door3 974.660.319
wey2 649.770.295
meters2 649.77nan
intae4 1,299.550.286
back5 1,624.430.270
and18 5,847.950.269
doon8 2,599.090.257
at22 7,147.500.247
first2 649.770.225
than4 1,299.550.201
war3 974.660.185
see4 1,299.550.184
things2 649.770.152
of5 1,624.430.148
by4 1,299.550.147
ony3 974.660.141
come2 649.770.140
this13 4,223.520.119
weel3 974.660.114
could2 649.770.106
tak3 974.660.095
they13 4,223.520.087
left2 649.770.087
a93 30,214.420.077
ither4 1,299.550.069
cam2 649.770.068
same2 649.770.063
place2 649.770.061
dis2 649.770.050
here3 974.660.049
wha2 649.770.039
say3 974.660.038
hoose3 974.660.037
afore4 1,299.550.033
he26 8,447.040.032
even2 649.770.032
some4 1,299.550.015
xxx2 649.77nan
life2 649.770.012
fine2 649.770.006
got3 974.660.006
twa4 1,299.550.006
bein2 649.770.004
aboot9 2,923.980.004
telt2 649.770.004
predictive2 649.77nan
him8 2,599.090.004
sibella2 649.77nan
tae73 23,716.700.702
xxxx2 649.77nan
ken5 1,624.430.286
man3 974.660.003
seen2 649.770.002
get4 1,299.550.000