06-02-2026, 02:01 AM
Hi,
I see no issue calling space separated chunks of text "words". For me this is no more committing to any meaning than calling addressable byte sequences "words" in computer memory architectures.
Some people use "vords" for these, I don't think this is needed really.
I usually treat the manuscript as a cipher, so for me all of these are glyph sequences that have no semantics of their own.
(06-02-2026, 01:34 AM)vosreth wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I'd be very interested in thoughts on:
- how to discuss these regularities without prematurely committing to meaning,
I see no issue calling space separated chunks of text "words". For me this is no more committing to any meaning than calling addressable byte sequences "words" in computer memory architectures.
Some people use "vords" for these, I don't think this is needed really.
(06-02-2026, 01:34 AM)vosreth wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.- whether there's a neutral descriptive vocabulary that's actually usable,
- what minimal properties any explanation of Voynichese must account for, regardless of theory,
- and whether the isomorphism between these frameworks is itself telling us something.
I usually treat the manuscript as a cipher, so for me all of these are glyph sequences that have no semantics of their own.