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Richard Sproat
Computational linguist; critic of entropy-based writing claims Born 1960.
The Vinča signsRichard Sproat is computational linguist (born 1960), and appears in the record of Pictish symbol stones and Vinča signs as computational linguist; critic of entropy-based writing claims.
Two events on the site involve Sproat, from Sproat criticises entropy claims for ancient symbol systems (Sep 2010) to Wu, Solman, Linehan and Sproat publish an XML corpus of the Vinča signs from Winn's catalogue (2012).
One question rest in part on what Sproat did or said, among them “Are the Pictish symbols a writing system?”, which stands most likely: the symbols are emblems of rank, kin group, office or territory that do not encode words.
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The Pictish symbol stones
The mystery Computational linguist; critic of entropy-based writing claims · 1 event
Are the Pictish symbols a writing system?Most likely: the symbols are emblems of rank, kin group, office or territory that do not encode words
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Mysteries Department. (2026). Richard Sproat [Person FIG0CQHADM20XBV]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/FIG0CQHADM20XBV
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