Re: VMs: michiton oladabas explained

[steve ekwall <ekwall2@xxxxxxxx>]

" IT'S Older Than you THINK "  -es-
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 Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 15:15:00 +0200 (METDST)
 From: Marcin Ciura <ciura@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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 Subject: Re: VMs: michiton oladabas explained
 
 On Thu, 17 Apr 2003, Philip Neal wrote:
 > 1. Czech of the relevant period was not written with accents:
 > see
 > http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/ljs/PageLevel/index.cfm?ManID=ljs382&Page=52
 
 As far as I know, your opinion is untrue. The manuscript you show
 is indeed written without accents, and many others can be.
 But as early as in 1410, Jan Hus published "De Orthographia Bohemica",
 where he introduced "puncti longi" - accents above "a,e,i,o,u,y",
 used in writing Czech until today. Apparently his orthography gained
 popularity gradually, but you must admit it in any post-1410 text:
 
 http://lide.uhk.cz/home/pdf/student/pskrecl1/www/
   V%C3%BDvoj%20%C4%8Desk%C3%A9ho%20grafick%C3%A9ho%20syst%C3%A9mu.htm
 
 I repeat, however, that I would like this issue
 to be examined by bona fide experts of Old Czech,
 not self-taught polyglots like me.
 
 Regards,
   Marcin
 
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