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Use in varieties of Scots

signed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.9 24.8 18 0 17.4 62 17.7
Number of occurrences7449 12 0 3 6 4
Number of authors42 23 11 2 3 3

Occurrences of signed in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
hae copies o aw the buiks he signed for me that day, an A wul, o on page 3

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
prove ah did: thir's nae name signed at the end." on page 117

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
tollbooth whaur they'd juist signed it. John grued at the thocht on page 27
the great National Covenant, signed ower forty year syne by mony on page 51

3 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
comply with the agreement yoy signed when you first started your c on page 126

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
signed, sealed an delivered on page 36

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
e aw e ye, and happy huntin. (Signed Wullie Wonka.) on page 24
(Signed) Wullie Wonka. on page 60

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Fitba at weekends, signed up wi Falkirk. on page 82
Signed, yours on page 94

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
unnerthe terms o the Chairter signed til. The principles ootlined on page 19

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
hin, or for Scrievin a Notice Signed Rabbit, or for Spierin Whit A on page 68
Sae it wis signed PooH, HOOTEL, WEE GRUMPIE, HE on page 157

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
person sayin 'I dae' and the signed document in their ain haund. on page 131
in front o a judge. Wance she signed the official document, the wa on page 144
"I never signed thon document in ma ain haund on page 150
aid, "I'm richthaundit. But I signed thon document wi ma left haun on page 151
," she said tentily, "and she signed the document wi her left haun on page 152
Also on pages 153
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
k tae the force efter she gat signed aff wi the depression last ye on page 63

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
the sax o'clock train - they signed me lest nicht for twa an a ha on page 65

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
e. In 2001, the UK Government signed the European Chairter fur Reg
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
gional or Minority Languages, signed an ratified bi the government
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
her wan so ah waitet till she signed ma homework log book an then
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
n, tho the UK Government haed signed an ratified the ECRML for Sco
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
“Aye, signed, sealed and delivered. It’s
1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
sent fae Planet Fankle’, an signed it wi three wee taigelt kisse
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
King's Theatre Edinburgh wis signed.
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
bysittin, ye see. Her maw hud signed her up fir it and she wouldna
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
o the Embra Greement that wis signed bi Alex Salmond an David Came
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
r Minority Languages that wis signed an ratified bi the British Go
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
n upsteerers thare an they aw signed up as maimbers. The formal et
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
sband. It is semi-anonymously signed wi the initials ‘G.H.’, w
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
a bad case ae the runs tae a signed and sealed death sentence fae
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@MartinBroon tweeted
@ClydeFC Anybody else signed up fur this? ????????. ????. (2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ings sic a Treeza or Domnhall signed the Sovereign Scots @NicolaSt(2020) search twitter
@ionafyfe I hae signed up tae yer Patreon but wi my (2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
that shite off as suin as Ah signed up. Cannae be daein wi it.(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
Hae ye signed up tae the #Scots in the Engl (2020) twitter link
’s ‘Diary o a Wimpy Wean’, signed by @ClashCityClarky! RT an fo (2019) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@ashwilsonauthor whae u signed for big yin (2021) twitter link
p - n whaes the plonker that signed him ffs lol (2020) twitter link
@OxgangsTrinity aye they defo signed a guid yin there psml (2020) twitter link

Doric

McBeath, Lorraine Tales Fae The Doric Side - The New Quine at School, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
The ither day she signed tae me on page 54

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
prove A did: air's no a name signed at e end." on page 115

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Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
hlichts that kintras that hiv signed up tae the Charter hiv an obl
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ticket fae the saw mill. It's signed the day, as a metter o fact
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ters an sortit oot a kist, an signed the richt papers, socht permi
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wa o the office staff counter signed it as witnesses. Her affairs
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
I’m giving away a signed copy of my novel The Grey Lad(2018) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
yle o fitba, get good players signed, coach them well, organise th (2022) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@wearetidelines @Spotify The signed een affa posh(2020) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
Get yersel signed up! #scotslanguage #oorvyce h(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
The Jewel o Moray! Signed says twinned we some bavaria (2017) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
prove at I did: der nae name signed at da end oO it." on page 120

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
d fur her sixteenth birthday, signed just "With lots of love from on page 25

1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
At Arbroath Abbey, where was signed on page 29

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
rove Ah did: there's nae name signed at th end." on page 118

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@StuartPoet tweeted
n prent rin o 200 nummert and signed bi masel and @adriandlambert (2020) search twitter
EEC Indigenous Leids Chairter signed aff bi London an Embra. Sae h(2020) search twitter
indae again makkin shair Ah'm signed up fine wi @ScotSquirrels Ah' (2020) twitter link

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
at six: his new jazz band had signed up fur the hale saison at the on page 59

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
prove A did: thur's nae name signed at the en " on page 119

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Sae noo A'm aa signed up an postin, on page 36

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