In philology, decipherment is the discovery of the meaning of texts written in ancient or obscure languages or scripts.[1] Decipherment in cryptography refers to decryption.[2] The term is used sardonically in everyday language to describe attempts to read poor handwriting.[3] In genetics, decipherment is the successful attempt to understand DNA, which is viewed metaphorically as a text containing word-like units.[4] Throughout science the term decipherment is synonymous with the understanding of biological and chemical phenomena.
In a few cases, a multilingual artifact has been necessary to facilitate decipherment, the Rosetta Stone being the classic example. Statistical techniques provide another pathway to decipherment, as does the analysis of modern languages derived from ancient languages in which undeciphered texts are written. Archaeological and historical information is helpful in verifying hypothesized decipherments.
^although the script, Libyco-Berber, has been almost fully deciphered, the language has not.
^Trask, R.L (2000). The Dictionary of Historical and Comparative Linguistics. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, p. 82 ("The process of determining the relation between an extinct and unknown writing system and the language it represents. Strictly, decipherment is the elucidation of the script—that is, determining the values of the written characters")
^Vaudenay, Serge (2006). A Classical Introduction to Cryptography. Springer, p.3. ("Action to transform a ciphertext into a plaintext by an authorized party [emphasis added]")
^"Decipher Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com".
^Snustad, D. Peter, et al. (2016). Principles of Genetics. Wiley, p.302
^"Breaking the Code (Francois Desset, Padua) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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decipherment, decipher, redirects, here, other, uses, decipher, disambiguation, philology, decipherment, discovery, meaning, texts, written, ancient, obscure, languages, scripts, cryptography, refers, decryption, term, used, sardonically, everyday, language, d. Decipher redirects here For other uses see Decipher disambiguation In philology decipherment is the discovery of the meaning of texts written in ancient or obscure languages or scripts 1 Decipherment in cryptography refers to decryption 2 The term is used sardonically in everyday language to describe attempts to read poor handwriting 3 In genetics decipherment is the successful attempt to understand DNA which is viewed metaphorically as a text containing word like units 4 Throughout science the term decipherment is synonymous with the understanding of biological and chemical phenomena Contents 1 Ancient languages 2 Decipherers 3 See also 3 1 Deciphered scripts 3 2 Undeciphered scripts 3 3 Undeciphered texts 4 ReferencesAncient languages EditIn a few cases a multilingual artifact has been necessary to facilitate decipherment the Rosetta Stone being the classic example Statistical techniques provide another pathway to decipherment as does the analysis of modern languages derived from ancient languages in which undeciphered texts are written Archaeological and historical information is helpful in verifying hypothesized decipherments Decipherers EditName of scholar Script decipheredMagnus Celsius Staveless RunesJon olafsson of Grunnavik Cipher runesJean Jacques Barthelemy Palmyrene alphabetJean Jacques Barthelemy Phoenician alphabetAntoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy Pahlavi scriptJean Francois Champollion Egyptian HieroglyphsGeorg Friedrich Grotefend Eugene Burnouf and Henry Rawlinson Old Persian CuneiformThomas Young Demotic scriptManuel Gomez Moreno Northeastern Iberian scriptJames Prinsep Brahmi KharosthiEdward Hincks Mesopotamian CuneiformBedrich Hrozny Hittite CuneiformVilhelm Thomsen Old TurkicGeorge Smith and Samuel Birch et al 5 Cypriot syllabaryHans Bauer and Edouard Paul Dhorme 6 Ugaritic alphabetWang Yirong Liu E Sun Yirang et al Oracle Bone scriptAleksei Ivanovich Ivanov Nikolai Aleksandrovich Nevsky et al Tangut scriptMichael Ventris John Chadwick and Alice Kober Linear BYuri Knorozov and Tatiana Proskouriakoff et al MayaLouis Felicien de Saulcy Libyco Berber script almost fully Jan Olof Tjader Enlarged opening script of Ravenna variant of the Latin alphabet Zaza Alexidze Caucasian Albanian alphabetFrancois Desset 7 Linear ElamiteSee also Edit nbsp Language portal nbsp Linguistics portalDeciphered scripts Edit Cuneiform Egyptian hieroglyphs Kharoshthi Linear B Mayan Staveless Runes Cypriot SyllabaryUndeciphered scripts Edit Rongorongo Indus script Cretan hieroglyphs Byblos syllabary Linear A Linear Elamite Cypro Minoan syllabary Espanca Numidian language a Undeciphered texts Edit Phaistos Disc Rohonc Codex Voynich ManuscriptReferences Edit although the script Libyco Berber has been almost fully deciphered the language has not Trask R L 2000 The Dictionary of Historical and Comparative Linguistics Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers p 82 The process of determining the relation between an extinct and unknown writing system and the language it represents Strictly decipherment is the elucidation of the script that is determining the values of the written characters Vaudenay Serge 2006 A Classical Introduction to Cryptography Springer p 3 Action to transform a ciphertext into a plaintext by an authorized party emphasis added Decipher Definition amp Meaning Dictionary com Snustad D Peter et al 2016 Principles of Genetics Wiley p 302 Cypro Syllabic Anatomy of a Decipherment http images library wisc edu WI EFacs transactions WT1966 reference wi wt1966 adcorre pdf Breaking the Code Francois Desset Padua YouTube www youtube com Archived from the original on 2021 12 11 Retrieved 2021 01 04 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Decipherment amp oldid 1161878733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
