Hmm, seems like Etruscan studies have quite some things in common with Voynich studies.
The combinatorial method seems perfect for Etruscan, but the first stage already causes significant problems for the Voynich. Archaeological-antiquarian analysis.
What bothers me is that Voynichese seems, at a glance, mostly analytical since words are short. But candidates for common non-lexical words are rare.
Quote:While mainstream specialists in Etruscology have long since abandoned the etymological method in favour of the slow, rigorous work of the combinatorial method, the etymological method is still popular with amateurs and cranks wishing to prove a relationship between ancient texts and their favourite language.
The combinatorial method seems perfect for Etruscan, but the first stage already causes significant problems for the Voynich. Archaeological-antiquarian analysis.
- We cannot perform any (additional) tests on the artefact.
- There is no context at all. We know it was moved into Prague, at which time the ties to its origin had long been severed.
- We don't know at all where it was made.
- Manuscripts are not necessarily culturally and linguistically consistent or homogenous.
What bothers me is that Voynichese seems, at a glance, mostly analytical since words are short. But candidates for common non-lexical words are rare.

