The latter is probably more the case. The OED, for instance, has had a bias in f...

rquantz on May 4, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Rappers, Sorted by Size of Vocabulary

The latter is probably more the case. The OED, for instance, has had a bias in favor of using Shakespeare as a word's origin since that dictionary's first edition. The number of words attributed to Shakespeare in the OED has dwindled over time.