11-08-2024, 03:19 PM
Even if there was a single scribe, they would need to (almost) unfailingly agree that spaces must be inserted in certain place, while also allowing a high level of optionality in other places. I feel that ascribing it all to esthetic choice is the least reasonable option. It leaves too much potential insight on the the table.
That said, the main point I wanted to make is that raw token counts are---to a some degree---poor supporting evidence for any theory built around glyphs transition probabilities. If those counts are dependent on spaces and spaces dependent on esthetic sensibility, then we would need that sensibility to be itself statistical robust. Of course, that would not be scientific.
That said, the main point I wanted to make is that raw token counts are---to a some degree---poor supporting evidence for any theory built around glyphs transition probabilities. If those counts are dependent on spaces and spaces dependent on esthetic sensibility, then we would need that sensibility to be itself statistical robust. Of course, that would not be scientific.