17-09-2017, 09:30 PM
I think that if Voynichese is a natural language, one to one is unlikely. I rather believe it's several-to-several.
For example, I think 9 is just a with a flourish. And gallows are expressed by different glyphs in the middle of words. So one sound maps to several glyphs depending on its location.
Likewise, one glyph might express different sounds depending on its surroundings. Think biglyphs. For example, in French, 'u' has a different sound value when it's preceded by a, and different again when preceded by o.
So several to several. That's the only way I can see it work.
For example, I think 9 is just a with a flourish. And gallows are expressed by different glyphs in the middle of words. So one sound maps to several glyphs depending on its location.
Likewise, one glyph might express different sounds depending on its surroundings. Think biglyphs. For example, in French, 'u' has a different sound value when it's preceded by a, and different again when preceded by o.
So several to several. That's the only way I can see it work.