[split] recurring word sequences

[doranchak]

Hello Doranchak,
it is surprising how little statistical research has been done on the manuscript. There is so much to discover!

You can find some information about repeating word sequences in this post by Julian Bunn:
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Apparently, there is a single repeating 4-words sequence:
ol shedy qokedy qokeedy
which occurs at f75v.P2.21 and f84r.P.10

There are a few 3-words sequences, but the most promising area for an extensive analysis are two-words sequences: they seem to be numerous enough to produce meaningful statistics.

That is the kind of work I enjoy doing. My main focus of research is the Zodiac ciphers and I spent a lot of time generating statistics, often by randomizing a ciphertext and using the randomizations to estimate significance of certain observations (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.). My curiosities around Voynich follow a similar pattern of thinking about how the various qualities of Voynichese compare to randomizations of the text. The "phobia" of 3- and 4- word sequence repetitions seems very significant because I would expect shuffles of the text to produce many more than are observed. It would also be very interesting to me to see if the 3- or 4- word repetitions are actually happening over certain distances (i.e., a pattern of words such as ABC might not repeat, but a pattern such as A??BC might, where "?" is a wildcard representing any other Voynich word).