02-03-2016, 09:59 PM
Thanks everyone for the valuable replies.
Emma - I thought the same, I remember having read that the /k/ - /s/ shift occurred in "vulgar Latin" at some point. But I'll assume that I'll be on the safe side if I stick with my current /k/ sound. Which suits me the best anyway.
JKP - Your observations about the first page are very interesting. I've often thought that, if this was a devised script, it should have taken quite some practice on the scribes' behalf. I'd have never considered looking at the first page for evidence.
To your question "I’ll leave you to ponder that example and decide whether the dynamics of the bench character can help us better understand the VMS “alphabet”". my answer is YES :)
Sam - I agree, even though I have one clear case where the sound value is /kur/. I don't see any cases where I can interpret it as only vowels...
Emma - I thought the same, I remember having read that the /k/ - /s/ shift occurred in "vulgar Latin" at some point. But I'll assume that I'll be on the safe side if I stick with my current /k/ sound. Which suits me the best anyway.
JKP - Your observations about the first page are very interesting. I've often thought that, if this was a devised script, it should have taken quite some practice on the scribes' behalf. I'd have never considered looking at the first page for evidence.
To your question "I’ll leave you to ponder that example and decide whether the dynamics of the bench character can help us better understand the VMS “alphabet”". my answer is YES :)
Sam - I agree, even though I have one clear case where the sound value is /kur/. I don't see any cases where I can interpret it as only vowels...