Phonology of Voynichese

[Emma May Smith]

A few years ago I wrote a post about You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. It isn't based on the script or how the glyphs work together, but rather on what sounds languages tend to have. It's a starting point from which to begin thinking, if you want to pursue idea. The number of glyphs in the script represents the minimum number of sounds, I would guess, but there might be quite a few more.

One way to identify which glyph might be which sound is to study how the glyphs fit together. The sounds within languages tend to fit together in particular ways. These are characteristic of individual languages but follow certain principles. I've written about You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. which is a helpful start to understanding some basic of phonotactics.

On the issue of speech and writing, and how the spoken words might influence the form of writing in early literacy, I've written about You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. This also feeds into (with some change in opinion on my part) the idea of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

I'm happy to discuss any part of the (potential) phonology of the Voynich text.