doranchak > 09-04-2019, 01:17 PM
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In this paper, we examine some linguistic properties of the Voynich manuscript. Our approach focuses on the properties of 'word' edges. It is shown that there are clear differences of the symbol distribution between the left edges and the right edges. We argue that these differences indicate the use of capitalization. Since the capital letters are placed at the right-edge, we conclude that the directionality of the text is right-to-left.
-JKP- > 09-04-2019, 01:25 PM
Anton > 09-04-2019, 01:54 PM
-JKP- > 09-04-2019, 01:58 PM
Koen G > 09-04-2019, 02:15 PM
Anton > 09-04-2019, 02:18 PM
Koen G > 09-04-2019, 02:24 PM
(09-04-2019, 02:18 PM)Anton Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Koen, the point of the paper is that the scribe intentionally masked a right-to-left script under the left-to-right appearance. In this perspective, one should not judge by the appearance, but rather by the text properties.Right - I found this unlikely given the extent to which the layout suggests left-to-right.
-JKP- > 09-04-2019, 02:26 PM
nablator > 09-04-2019, 02:53 PM