Re: [tied] Metathesis - The armchair linguist's favourite tool

From: Glen Gordon
Message: 7955
Date: 2001-07-18

"Pat":
> I believe that it is the only reasonable explanation of *e/*o >Ablaut,
>and if you think that "eccentric", why not tell me why?

And if we dare tell Patrick that syllabicity fails to logically
explain the semantic nuance attributed to vocalic quality in IE conjugation,
we run the risk of more abusive comments that have
already seriously damaged our sister Nostratic list.

- gLeN
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