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1. Latin Script

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   Orthographic Variation and Directionality
   Although the original directionality of the script was boustrophedon (alternating lines right-to-left and left-to-right), this system was abandoned by the 2nd century BCE in favor of strict left-to-right writing.
   The influence of the Latin script is also visible in its adoption by cultures that traditionally wrote vertically or right-to-left. In the adaptation process, many languages developed complex rules for letter shape modification based on positional con…