A Testable Structural–Semantic Framework for the Voynich Manuscript (OSF DOI)

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I am sharing a work that does not claim a decipherment, but instead proposes a structural and semantic framework that constrains how the Voynich Manuscript can be meaningfully interpreted.

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Abstract
For more than a century, the Voynich Manuscript has been examined under the assumption that it
encodes a linguistic message, whether in a natural language, an artificial language, or a
cryptographic substitution. This study suspends that assumption and evaluates the manuscript
solely on the basis of its internal, reproducible structural properties.
The analysis demonstrates that the Voynich Manuscript does not satisfy the minimal structural
requirements of any linguistic system. Phonetic substitution, semantic drift, lexical irregularity, and
grammatical flexibility are systematically absent. Instead, glyph behavior, repetition architecture,
positional constraints, and strict image–text coupling collectively identify the manuscript as a non-
linguistic, process-encoded system. Within this framework, symbols function as operational
markers defining states, transitions, and procedural boundaries rather than words or phonetic
units.
This paper does not propose a translation, decipherment, or cultural attribution. Its contribution is
classificatory rather than interpretive, correcting a categorical misidentification that has
constrained Voynich research for over a century. The framework presented here is explicitly
falsifiable and intended to define the correct analytical domain for future theoretical and
computational work.
Keywords
Voynich Manuscript; Non-Linguistic Systems; Process Encoding; Structural Classification;
Manuscript Studies; Symbolic Protocols

This short paper, 100% AI-generated, is making unsupported claims (in bold), as usual. What is testable about it?