16-07-2022, 01:01 PM
The historical context, illustrations and other factors lead me to identify Ladin as the most likely language for such a work.
The wrong way to explore that possibility is to start picking out Voynich words that might look like Ladin words. I don't use that method. I'm allergic to translating random Voynich words.
The task, rather, is to explain how Ladin might have mapped to the Voynich text, according to what conventions? If it can't be done, then it can't be done. But the unique script complicates things no end and we still lack a full knowledge of the structures and behaviours of the text.
I am generally inclined to the view that Voynichese is a natural language, just by a process of elimination. But what has happened to it? What transformations did the plaintext go through to get into this state?
It is certainly labyrinthine, but the way through a labyrinth is to pick a wall, left or right, and keep following it. If you change walls, you're lost. I personally think Ladin is a hunch worth pursuing all the way. It might be wrong, but it is way more likely than many other languages on offer.
I know what you mean though: one day it looks like Greek, the next day an abjad. It is remarkably ambiguous and suggestive and the text can be mirage-like.
The wrong way to explore that possibility is to start picking out Voynich words that might look like Ladin words. I don't use that method. I'm allergic to translating random Voynich words.
The task, rather, is to explain how Ladin might have mapped to the Voynich text, according to what conventions? If it can't be done, then it can't be done. But the unique script complicates things no end and we still lack a full knowledge of the structures and behaviours of the text.
I am generally inclined to the view that Voynichese is a natural language, just by a process of elimination. But what has happened to it? What transformations did the plaintext go through to get into this state?
It is certainly labyrinthine, but the way through a labyrinth is to pick a wall, left or right, and keep following it. If you change walls, you're lost. I personally think Ladin is a hunch worth pursuing all the way. It might be wrong, but it is way more likely than many other languages on offer.
I know what you mean though: one day it looks like Greek, the next day an abjad. It is remarkably ambiguous and suggestive and the text can be mirage-like.