17-03-2024, 03:47 PM
Besides a few one-letter words (y, k, o, s), the VM words are comprised of syllables, which contain one vowel and various number of consonants on one or both sides of the vowel.
There are several reasons why the linguists cannot see it:
-the seeming abjad writing, caused by dropped semi-vowels and unstressed short vowels. This was a standard writing practice when Slavic languages began using Latin letters which did not have equivalents for those Glagolitic letters. This is why ch occurs like a free-standing word or it can be followed by another consonant, while in fact it represents CHE (if, but - as a word, and a frequently used syllable). When CHE is spelled in the text, it indicates different sound of e. Often the seemingly the same word can be spelled with or without e, cush as RCHY and RECHY. In contemporary Slovenian both words are spelled REČI (RECHY). The difference is in the way the words are pronounced: R-CHY (things, words), RECHY (to say). In this particular word, the R also assums the role of a vowel (in the VM it is oftes followed by a space to indicate a pause in pronunciation). In medieval Slovenian, letters R and L were considered full vowels.
-The gauge letters (EVA p, f), transcribed as SV, CV, ZV can also form a syllable, because contain an inherent semi-vowel. When certan suffixes are added, the sound of the semi-vowel changes to full vowel e.
- The use of diphthongs was still used in the medieval Slovenian - DEIL (part).
- Double ii was used for sound ji or ij
- The strings of vowels are still noticable in Slovenian dialectal speech, and since VM is based on phonetic, there are many of those in the text. Example: OOAM. OA is a diphthong, but the first o stands for v. POUEDAL - (he told) - PO-UE-DAL. The diphthongs were resolved in various ways: usually one vowel is dropped or one vewel becomes a consonant: PO-UE-DAL to PO-VE-DAL, DEIL - DEL, BUOM - BOM.
All medieval Slovenian grammar books included a list of syllabled for readers to practice.
First few pages of the text were often divided into syllables for easier pronunciation.
Understanding the syllables in most important for understanding the VM grammatical patterns, because they can help identify the prefixes and suffixes, the sound changes, the proper spaces, spelling, etymology.
Slovenian word-building is called ZLAGANJE, which means 'putting syllables together'. While most basic words are made of one syllable, adding another syllable can form a derivative of that root word, and adding another can indicate grammatical form, adding a syllable in front (a prefix) can also change the root slightly.
There are still some Slovenian words comprised of a syllable where r serves as a vowel, such as SMRT (death), VRT (garden).
This short explanation only touches the surface. After compiling grammatical rules I am now in a process of adjusting VM transcription for proper syllables and spaces. If anybody is willing to explore the VM text from this perspective, I would gladly share my material.
There are several reasons why the linguists cannot see it:
-the seeming abjad writing, caused by dropped semi-vowels and unstressed short vowels. This was a standard writing practice when Slavic languages began using Latin letters which did not have equivalents for those Glagolitic letters. This is why ch occurs like a free-standing word or it can be followed by another consonant, while in fact it represents CHE (if, but - as a word, and a frequently used syllable). When CHE is spelled in the text, it indicates different sound of e. Often the seemingly the same word can be spelled with or without e, cush as RCHY and RECHY. In contemporary Slovenian both words are spelled REČI (RECHY). The difference is in the way the words are pronounced: R-CHY (things, words), RECHY (to say). In this particular word, the R also assums the role of a vowel (in the VM it is oftes followed by a space to indicate a pause in pronunciation). In medieval Slovenian, letters R and L were considered full vowels.
-The gauge letters (EVA p, f), transcribed as SV, CV, ZV can also form a syllable, because contain an inherent semi-vowel. When certan suffixes are added, the sound of the semi-vowel changes to full vowel e.
- The use of diphthongs was still used in the medieval Slovenian - DEIL (part).
- Double ii was used for sound ji or ij
- The strings of vowels are still noticable in Slovenian dialectal speech, and since VM is based on phonetic, there are many of those in the text. Example: OOAM. OA is a diphthong, but the first o stands for v. POUEDAL - (he told) - PO-UE-DAL. The diphthongs were resolved in various ways: usually one vowel is dropped or one vewel becomes a consonant: PO-UE-DAL to PO-VE-DAL, DEIL - DEL, BUOM - BOM.
All medieval Slovenian grammar books included a list of syllabled for readers to practice.
First few pages of the text were often divided into syllables for easier pronunciation.
Understanding the syllables in most important for understanding the VM grammatical patterns, because they can help identify the prefixes and suffixes, the sound changes, the proper spaces, spelling, etymology.
Slovenian word-building is called ZLAGANJE, which means 'putting syllables together'. While most basic words are made of one syllable, adding another syllable can form a derivative of that root word, and adding another can indicate grammatical form, adding a syllable in front (a prefix) can also change the root slightly.
There are still some Slovenian words comprised of a syllable where r serves as a vowel, such as SMRT (death), VRT (garden).
This short explanation only touches the surface. After compiling grammatical rules I am now in a process of adjusting VM transcription for proper syllables and spaces. If anybody is willing to explore the VM text from this perspective, I would gladly share my material.