ENG3701
Assignment Two 2025
History and spread of English
100 marks
N.B PARAPHRASE YOUR WORK TO AVOID PLAGARISM (CHANGE
WORDS)
Student Name: [Insert Name]
Student Number: [Insert Student Number]
Section A: Engaging with Moodle Content Pages
1. Explain how the introduction of the printing press contributed to the
development and spread of the English language during the Early
Modern English period.
The beginning of William Caxton’s printing press in 1476 greatly influenced
the development of English in the Early Modern English period. Before
printing was invented, books and various texts were duplicated by scribes.
Because scribes wrote in the dialect they knew best, it led to big differences in
Assignment Two 2025
History and spread of English
100 marks
N.B PARAPHRASE YOUR WORK TO AVOID PLAGARISM (CHANGE
WORDS)
Student Name: [Insert Name]
Student Number: [Insert Student Number]
Section A: Engaging with Moodle Content Pages
1. Explain how the introduction of the printing press contributed to the
development and spread of the English language during the Early
Modern English period.
The beginning of William Caxton’s printing press in 1476 greatly influenced
the development of English in the Early Modern English period. Before
printing was invented, books and various texts were duplicated by scribes.
Because scribes wrote in the dialect they knew best, it led to big differences in
