Shakespeare's English contributions
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Many people have contributed to the evolution of the English language in ways that may or may not have been intended but that have had profound effects over time. During the period of Norman rule, there was a proliferation of English dialects that meant that by the fifteenth century people in one part of England could not understand people in another. William Caxton was the first person to print a book in English, and as more and more books increased the possibilities of education, they also helped create a common language rather than such a babble of tongues. Caxton also translated numerous foreign works and at the same time introduced many foreign words into the English language.
