LL-L "Literature" 2004.08.20 (03) [E]

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From: Troy Sagrillo <meshwesh at bigfoot.com>
Subject: LL-L "Literature" 2004.08.18 (11) [S]

on 18.08.2004 11.07 PM, Sandy Fleming wrote:

> Virtually all writing in Scots up until the late 20th Century is
literature,
> and most of that is poetry, though there are also novels and short
stories.
> In the past anyone wanting to write factually would write in English.

While this is certainly true for the 19th and 20th centuries, was there any
"non-literature" in Scots before that, when Scots was functioning more
widely and at all levels of society? Or was English (perhaps with some Scots
lexical borrowings) used even then for, say, court cases or newspapers?

And many thanks for the links you gave previously!

Best,

Troy

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