Re: Gallows G characters

["Philip Neal" <philipneal_vms@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The standard gallows exists in two forms, a double
> loop and a single loop.  The G gallows exists in
> two forms, the double loop and the single loop.
> The gallows/picnic therefore exists in four forms,
> one for each of the above.  The standard gallows
> forms exhibit roughly the same behavior, as does
> the four forms of the gallows/picnic.  The G
> gallows form is an odd duck, and appears to me to
> be a homophone of the standard gallows set.

I take it that 'G gallows' refers to the characters
transcribed as 'p' (double loop) and 'f' (single loop)
in EVMT. It is important to note that these characters
are very seldom followed by 'e', unlike the other
gallows characters 't' and 'k', as was first noticed
by Currier. This makes it unlikely that the G gallows
are homophones of the more frequent forms.

The way in which the frequency of words and characters
varies depending on position in the line and paragraph
is a considerable mystery and any serious claim to a
decipherment must explain it.

Philip Neal




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