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oochre t1_je1tnwf wrote

Jewish texts (such as the Talmud and associated commentaries) have very little to no punctuation. I learned to read them with a kind of singsong melody that helps you figure out the phrasing, as is traditional. It’s so cool to think that that’s a thing that happens in other languages too!

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Admetus t1_je4xe9f wrote

Makes sense to me if these languages began as a recital, like a chant. They may have began as oral traditions after all.

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