I want to know the answer to the following question:
What was the name of the cursive script that gave expression to spoken words?
All the background I'm provided with is that "Two types of phonetic Japanese script: katakana, a simplified script that was developed by using parts of Chinese characters, was abbreviated to hiragana, a cursive syllabary with a distinct writing method that was uniquely Japanese.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes