-JKP- > 08-04-2019, 02:26 PM
(08-04-2019, 02:11 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I think it's almost impossible there's a one-to-one correspondence of Voynichese "words" to Roman numerals. Some tokens would be much more common, those standing for common low numbers. So even if it were something like Roman numerals there should be some clustering going on.
Koen G > 08-04-2019, 02:49 PM
bi3mw > 08-04-2019, 03:08 PM
-JKP- > 08-04-2019, 03:54 PM
-JKP- > 08-04-2019, 03:58 PM
(08-04-2019, 02:49 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.No, what I mean is that then most VM words would represent a number over 10. I randomly opened You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and there's just some short words like ot and ol. The rest would, given the Roman-like system, easily run in the hundreds or thousands.
That's no problem per se, but it would mean that we're looking at a string of variable large numbers.
Mark Knowles > 14-04-2019, 06:49 PM
Anton > 14-04-2019, 11:32 PM
(08-04-2019, 03:08 PM)bi3mw Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I experimented with alphanumeric encoding. You can use any text (here Regimen Sanitatis) and turn it into You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. . Statistically, this encrypted text should have similar characteristics as the Voynich manuscript. That have to be checked.
bi3mw > 15-04-2019, 12:07 AM
RenegadeHealer > 17-09-2019, 05:08 AM
(07-04-2019, 01:33 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.What does this tell us? It appears that the glyph set is mostly composed of numbers and scribal conventions. Those few that are found in the alphabet often double as a number or abbreviation. So the glyph set simultaneously:
- Avoids unambiguous characters from the alphabet.
- Uses characters familiar to the Latin scribe.
The final point might also be of interest. The selection of known symbols likely meant that the writing system could be learned easily.
But why construct a glyph set that relies so heavily on numbers and abbreviation symbols?
Koen G > 17-09-2019, 06:33 AM
(17-09-2019, 05:08 AM)RenegadeHealer Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I'm sure many non-native English speakers here recall hearing the song You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. before they learned English, and later being surprised to learn it's not real English. As a native English speaker, though, it's a creepy song; I feel as though I should understand it, and if I listen hard enough, I will. But no. Adriano Celentano mimicked the phonology and prosody of English quite well, even though he didn't speak it at all.