Ester Salgarella & Simon Castellan: SigLA. The Signs of Linear A: A Linguistic and Palæogr. Databas

[@astrobullivant5908]

Salgarella and Castellan's research into Linear A, and the new perspective on its relationship to Linear B, is really fascinating.

[@amycollins8832]

I am impressed at what Dr. Salgarella is attempting. Her thesis is that there is a greater continuity between Linear A and B scripts than has been previously proposed by any scholars in the last 100 plus years. I have explored this topic and have noticed that there were many signs that were ligatures or composite signs and site specific ways of writing individual signs. In everyday language - the previous transcriptions had big problems. So the paleographic approach will undoubtedly yield some new discoveries on just how Linear B replaced A. My own guess is that Linear C (Cyrpiot) and Cretan Hieroglyphic will also yield some new clues.

[@ritaroberts1265]

This is so useful for my learning of Linear A. I have studied Linear B and completed my Thesis for which I gained my B A Degree which is why I now wish to learn Linear A. Regards. Rita Roberts

[@astrobullivant5908]

One year later, how has your progress been? I'm interested in applying Machine Learning to the problem of Linear A.

[@amycollins8832]

Rita, have you read the late Dr. Robert S.P. Beekes' "Pre-Greek: Phonology, Morphology and Lexicon" (2014)? I think the substrate hypothesis is the way to go on the linguistics side of the Linear A "Minoan" question.

[@ritaroberts1265]

@@amycollins8832 Thank you for this information. Regards Rita Roberts

[@TT3TT3]

Thanks 🙏

[@linuxva]

He speak Minoan , nice . Joking ! When I become rich I will buy the book . Must be interesting . Great work !