Thanks for the samples. I think that the VM uses known symbols to create confusion on the reader.
In that case the VM was written after a wide spread in the use of symbols like 9 as i, 8 as d, and so on.
(30-05-2022, 10:15 PM)Juan_Sali Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Thanks for the samples. I think that the VM uses known symbols to create confusion on the reader.
In that case the VM was written after a wide spread in the use of symbols like 9 as i, 8 as d, and so on.
Hi, Sali,
Sorry, I missed this post before. The confussion with 9-like i and 8-like d was not intentional, just as the change of the gallows was not intentional. This was just before the use of the printing press, and since those used Latin and German letter-forms, the change was necessary. Also, the hope that the church would allow the use of national languages in literature did not materialize, since the Council of Basel was disolved. It took another 100 years and appearance of Protestantism, before the first books in Slovene were printed in Tubingen. However, Slovenian language was widely spoken in the 15th century, so much so that the son of Emperor Friderick III had a Slovene tutor to teach him this language. Also, Friderick III's father, Ernest the Iron, must have known how to speak Slovene, because all Carinthian dukes were required to speak Slovene.
When the letter 'j' became in general use, the y letter was abandoned in Slovene, and some initial and final y-letters were changed to -i, -y, or to -ij. Also, the Latin q (Eva-q, which I transcribe as 'p', was also abandoned, because in Slavic languages, the 'kv' was used for the sound q. [
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From the Missal of Aquileia, used in Slovenia, it is clear how spelling was changing.
The first column in the table shows the Latin month in the nominative case. The second column is the same word in the genitive case. This is ordinary Latin, nothing was "Slovenianized". The names of the saints also are in the genitive case, since calendars show the day OF Nicholas, the day OF Bartholomew etc