canyoureadthissentenceeasilydoyoufindyourselfreadingaloudtomakesenseofthetext
woulditbeeasiertoreadiftherewerespacesbetweenwordsandproperpunctuationifyou
wanttoknowmoreaboutthehistoryofpunctuationandwordseparationintextplease
continuereadingonmywebpage Punctuation and Word Separation
My project can be viewed at http://sabrinaquigleyresearchproject.wordpress.com/
Sabrina
Hi Sabrina,
Great introduction! That is such a clever hook to your website!
Your project has some similarities to the project I worked on, the origins of silent reading. Before silent reading, people would read orally due to the lack of punctuation and word separation, as it was difficult to read. Although we (my group members and I) slightly brushed on this in our project, it’s nice to read a thorough analysis on this matter.
Hi Sabrina!
I agree that you had a fantastic introduction that hooked me into your site. It was a great read and quite informative, which I really appreciated! Great presentation!
Cheers!
Hi Sabrina,
As mentioned already, great introduction. It shows how hard it would be to read a whole book without punctuation or spacing. In my research on handwriting to typewriting, my partner and I found an article that discussed how handwriting also helped with legibility of text, since words would then be connected.
In your readings for this research project, who were the main contributors for punctuation and word separation after the printing press was introduced? Was it more academically based or were printers leading these changes in spacing?
Good job on your project,
Lisa
Hi Sabrina,
The connection between digital communication and punctuation caught my eyes, and I would like to learn more about it. You discussed that the proper punctuation is a cause of clear thinking. Then, would the newer usage of punctuation that digital media brought might be the sign of newer thinking methods? It’s a fascinating topic!
Yuki