An example of the length dependence of vowels in the VBM:
A word ends in y. How often does the next word start with qo? Sorted by the length of that next word:
it climb to 6, and collapse at 7
Why, and why so strong and suddenly?
The “qo” is replaced by other building blocks. Here’s the full list:
A different bridge is used, one that relies more on y:o and y:ch.
y:che actually surges by almost three times, effectively offsetting the slump in qo
Interesting, isn’t it?
At the very least, this shows that it exhibits a certain degree of length dependence.
The reason for this, of course, remains unclear. Whether it forms part of the cipher is, at the moment, merely my own interpretation. It could simply be a normal linguistic feature. But I have further evidence; more on that soon...
A word ends in y. How often does the next word start with qo? Sorted by the length of that next word:
it climb to 6, and collapse at 7
Why, and why so strong and suddenly?
The “qo” is replaced by other building blocks. Here’s the full list:
A different bridge is used, one that relies more on y:o and y:ch.
y:che actually surges by almost three times, effectively offsetting the slump in qo
Interesting, isn’t it?
At the very least, this shows that it exhibits a certain degree of length dependence.
The reason for this, of course, remains unclear. Whether it forms part of the cipher is, at the moment, merely my own interpretation. It could simply be a normal linguistic feature. But I have further evidence; more on that soon...
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