17-04-2020, 08:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 17-04-2020, 08:18 PM by Mark Knowles.)
(17-04-2020, 07:55 PM)nickpelling wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The reason I keep talking about the block paradigm is that I genuinely think this will be the means by which we actively find a Voynich equivalent of the Rosetta Stone. I'm very skeptical about single word cribs, and even about 'pure' cryptology and 'pure' linguistics.
I genuinely think now as I thought before that you have a strong case. What you have suggested is very sound and a clear idea of a road map to a complete translation of Voynichese. I just have no idea of the likelihood of such a block-paradigm being found in the next 5 years, 20 years or 50 years. 'pure' cryptology and 'pure' linguistics based decipherment seem hard to imagine without some concrete tangible link to specific meanings. I, as you know, am more open to single word cribs and until a block-paradigm appears it at least gives one something to try to work with.
What I like about your block-paradigm goal is that it is a clear and direct approach to moving towards decipherment rather than being some kind of scatter shot approach to understanding the Voynich with no clear idea as to how to really progress research. Clearly in your quest for specific manuscripts/documents you have a strategy for finding such a block-paradigm. I haven't spent nearly enough time investigating your document quest to form an opinion as to how far or near you might be from locating such a document.