Re: [tied] The Scythian Brothers

From: Sergejus Tarasovas
Message: 11965
Date: 2002-01-02

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In 5th c. Attic, {ei} represents [e.:] (since /ei/ and /ee/ etc. had merged to [e.:] by that time). Do you mean /i:/ and (etymological) /ei/ merged to /i:/ in (Herodotus') Ionic dialect?
 
Sergei
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Piotr Gasiorowski [mailto:gpiotr@...]
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 6:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [tied] The Scythian Brothers

 
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Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] The Scythian Brothers

******GK: Perhaps Herodotus was reporting from a dialect which had retained the IE "ei". Thanks for all this, Piotr, and best wished for the New Year.*****
 
The problem is, PIE *ei > Iranian *ai, which would not have caused the change of *r > *l even if it had changed back to /ei/ (lambdacism operates before an immediately following /i/ or /j/). Herodotus' Greek spelling (orthographic <ei>) represents long /i:/, not phonetic /ei/. I'll give it more thought.
 
I wish you, and everybody on the list, sparkling rivers of ice-cold champagne tonight, and a happy New Year.
 
Piotr
 




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