Continuous Script and Oral Culture in Europe
Today people commonly read in silence and in private,but that was not the case in Europe during the periods of ancient Greece (800-146 B.C.E.),ancient Rome (753 B.C.E.-476 C.E.),and the centuries that followed.In ancient Greek times,reading was an oral (spoken)practice–one reflected in writing itself.Greek texts were written in a continuous script (without spaces between words)and with minimal punctuation;this both required and rewarded sounding them aloud.Continuous script could not have developed without the Greek introduction of letters for vowels,which allowed readers to identify syllables and hold them in memory as the eye moved across the text.
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