Miguel tries to come up with rules:
> >This reconstruction is flawed since it lacks linguistic rigor
> >such as... oh I dunno... maybe RATIONAL SOUND RULES?
>
> *lipunt-
> > *lyapwant [loss of short *i > (y)a and *u > (w)a]
> > *l^epw&nt [stressed *a > e, unstressed *a > & > 0]
> > *l^ekwnt [*pW > *kW]
> > *l^ekwrt [-n(t) > -r(t)]
> > *yekwr(t) [*l^- > *y-, sporadic loss of -t]
>
>-nt can come from -tn (cf. the metathesis resulting in n-infix verbs).
Yes, this is cute but I don't get the impression that you understand
what a vowel system truely is or how consonant inventories can be
your best friend. How does your vowel system evolve over time? I
see you have "short" this and "long" that in your above explanations
but these changes are somewhat lame and suspiciously involved for
true sound changes.
Why on earth does *pw become *kw and where are there examples of
this in any human language?
Why does *-nt become *-rt and *-n become *-r while *-n-
otherwise stays the same?? It's not necessary! The rule
*-n>*-r suffices to explain the heteroclitic declension.
You must be aware that *yekWr ends in *-r and that there
is no basis for *-t, right?
- love gLeN
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