The word <chey> is frequently used in Currier A on pages like f30r and f56r. It occurs in close vicinity to similar tokens as <shey> and <chy>.
Frequency of words similar to <chey> in Currier A:
| ch- | che- | chee- | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -ol | chol (280) | cheol (71) | cheeol (3) |
| -o | cho (48) | cheo (25) | cheeo (0) |
| -y | chy (104) | chey (78) | cheey (34) |
| -dy | chdy (9) | chedy (2) | cheedy (3) |
| -ody | chody (44) | cheody (27) | cheeody (4) |
<chey> is frequently used in Currier B on pages like f43v, f76r, and f111v. It occurs in close vicinity to similar tokens as <chedy>, <shey>, and <shedy>.
Frequency of words similar to <chey> in Currier B:
| ch- | che- | chee- | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -ol | chol (89) | cheol (88) | cheeol (6) |
| -o | cho (12) | cheo (33) | cheeo (16) |
| -y | chy (31) | chey (238) | cheey (122) |
| -dy | chdy (119) | chedy (470) | cheedy (52) |
| -ody | chody (42) | cheody (46) | cheeody (8) |
<chedy> is used only two times in Currier A. It is introduced on page f32r. Even if it is rarely used, similar words like <chey> and <cheody> already exist.
Frequency of words similar to <chedy> in Currier A:
| she- | che- | chee- | shee- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -ol | sheol (37) | cheol (71) | cheeol (3) | sheeol (5) |
| -o | sheo (21) | cheo (25) | cheeo (0) | sheeo (1) |
| -y | shey (60) | chey (78) | cheey (34) | sheey (39) |
| -dy | shedy (2) | chedy (2) | cheedy (3) | sheedy (1) |
| -ody | sheody (15) | cheody (27) | cheeody (4) | sheeody (2) |
<chedy> and also similar words like <shedy>, <chey>, and <lchedy> are used more and more frequently in Currier B. Eventually <chedy> becomes the most frequently used word in Currier B.
Frequency of words similar to <chedy> in Currier B:
| she- | che- | chee- | shee- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -ol | sheol (64) | cheol (88) | cheeol (6) | sheeol (9) |
| -o | sheo (20) | cheo (33) | cheeo (16) | sheeo (7) |
| -y | shey (193) | chey (238) | cheey (122) | sheey (92) |
| -dy | shedy (401) | chedy (470) | cheedy (52) | sheedy (78) |
| -ody | sheody (25) | cheody (46) | cheeody (8) | sheeody (0) |
The following two tables demonstrate the shift from <chol>/<chor> via <cheol>/<cheor>, <cheo>/<sheo>, <chey>/<shey> to <chedy>/<shedy>. The result of this shift is a "gradual evolution of a single system from state A to state B" (Timm & Schinner, p. 7).
The four most frequent 'ch/sh'-word types for different sections:
| 1nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | word count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbal (A) | chol (228) | chor (155) | shol (104) | sho (96) | 8,087 |
| Pharma (A) | chol (45) | cheol (40) | chor (24) | cheor (24) | 2,529 |
| Astro | shey (7) | chol (6) | cheo (5) | cheey (4) | 2,136 |
| Cosmo | chedy (24) | chey (20) | chol (19) | chdy (17) | 2,691 |
| Herbal (B) | chedy (62) | chdy (53) | shedy (35) | chkchy (35) | 3,233 |
| Stars (B) | chedy (190) | chey (123) | shedy (113) | shey (84) | 10,673 |
| Biological (B) | shedy (247) | chedy (210) | shey (99) | chey (94) | 6,911 |
The most frequent words occur with the following frequencies:
| chol | chor | cheol | cheo | chey | shey | chdy | chedy | shedy | word count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbal (A) | 228 | 155 | 28 | 14 | 55 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 8,087 | |
| Pharma (A) | 45 | 24 | 40 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2,529 |
| Astro | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2,136 | |
| Cosmo | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 2,691 |
| Herbal (B) | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 53 | 62 | 35 | 3,233 |
| Stars (B) | 62 | 19 | 52 | 30 | 123 | 84 | 40 | 190 | 113 | 10,673 |
| Biological (B) | 14 | 1 | 29 | 94 | 99 | 23 | 210 | 247 | 6,911 |