Sequential word repetitions in the VMS

[MarcoP]

Thanks Marco, that's a great looking analysis.

As you say, this fits well with Transformation Theory. So that a repetition such as [chor chor] in the original text would become [ychor chor] in the transformed text were it at the line start. I don't, however, have much understanding of the line end transformations other than [m]. If you think that you've found some I would be hugely interested.

The numbers are quite small, but here are the line-end suffixed quasi-repetitions I found in Takahashi's transcription:

<f19r.P.12;H>      ykchor.chor.daiin.daiinol.
<f44v.P.12;H>      ychey.teol.chaiin.chcthy.ctho.cthol.
<f48v.P.10;H>      tol.chedy.ytedy.ykeol.chdy.chdor.chtol.chdy.ytchedal.cthey.okar.ar.ary.
<f49v.P.16;H>      tchotchey.chokeeodol.rcheey.otchodar.dcho.dchog.
<f50v.P.10;H>      dchedy.okaiin.olchdy.oloeedy.ykeeod.ar.arod.
<f58r.P.13;H>      ytar.sheear.cheoldy.ykeol.cheal.cheody.chal.chaiin.ol.oly.
<f68v3.S.4;H>      okeol.cheoda.qolkeey.ocheky.eeody.okchdy.oko.okos=
<f72r1.S1.3;H>     oaiin.ar.ary=
<f77v.P.13;H>      qokaiin.sheol.ekedy.qokey.qokal.dal.daly.
<f81r.P.22;H>      qotal.chedy.qol.ol.daiin.ol.chedar.ol.oly.
<f88r.P1.4;H>      qokeol.cheol.saiin.cheos.cheol.doleeey.or.cheom.cheomam.
<f88r.P2.6;H>      koaiphhy.cphol.orchor.pcheoly.otchol.oldy.sal.saly.
<f89v1.P1.10;H>    ykeey.ykeey.odal.shoky.okol.chody.okoaiin.dal.chdy.dal.daldy.
<f93r.P.29;H>      dain.ckcho.ctho.cthosm.
<f111v.P.15;H>     rain.sheo.l.otain.qokaiin.al.kain.chedy.otal.lchedy.qokain.chtal.otain.l.ls.
<f115r.P.26;H>     ksheoary.otchey.qoteeos.ar.aiiin.chotchdy.qodair.sheol.pchedy.dal.dalom.

In this limited set, the addition of -y seems to be the most common line-end transformation.

Also, and maybe a little off-topic, but do were find more phrases if we take into account line end and line start transformations?

That's an interesting question, but I am not sure I have a sufficiently clear idea of line-initial prefixes and line-end suffixes to try a search.