16-03-2019, 07:07 AM
The issue I try to point out can also be formulated in this way. Just to translate a half sentence of less than ten words, you need an inconsistent approach and a great deal of explaining.
The linear-B comparison is not valid for several reasons (you already pointed out one or them).
Iotacism (I never heard of the word but know how to pronounce modern Greek) is also not a good parallel, because the writing was not affected by it. And when you write 'e' you have not yet distinguished between epsilon and eta, and only one of the two is now pronounced 'i'.
The linear-B comparison is not valid for several reasons (you already pointed out one or them).
Iotacism (I never heard of the word but know how to pronounce modern Greek) is also not a good parallel, because the writing was not affected by it. And when you write 'e' you have not yet distinguished between epsilon and eta, and only one of the two is now pronounced 'i'.