Abstract
Skilled readers of Semitic scripts like Hebrew are trained to read their text with no vowels specified. In contrast, no vowels are omitted in writing Indo-European scripts, and in the case of scripts like Serbo-Croatian all vowels and consonants are represented in an unequivocal and consistent manner. The present article outlines possible psychological consequences of reading words printed with and without vowels by reviewing current research on reading Persian, an Indo-European language transcribed by a modified version of the Semitic Arabic script. Persian readers are trained in reading texts in which three of its six spoken vowels are always conveyed in printed words and the other three are typically left out. For this reason, Persian has unique appeal for examining cognitive processes of reading, in particular psychological consequences of reading words with and without vowels.
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