Re: [tied] Re: On Non-Linguistic IE Languages

--- x99lynx@... wrote:

> I wrote:
> > As I mentioned, the distance between *PIE (at
> > 5500BC) and most written IE
> > languages would be about 6000 years.
>
> George wrote:
> *****GK: In my view the problem stands in connection
> with the distance between PIE (at 4200 BC) and
> Hittite, Greek, and Indo-Aryan (meager this last
> admittedly) in the mid-second millennium BC. Hence
> not
> 6000 years but less than 3000.*****
>
> Well THEN your problem HAS JUST DIAPPEARED. If you
> based your "distance" on
> only Hittite, Greek and Indo-Aryan, what's your
> complaint? Your IE at that
> time is only represented by three early languages.
> There's been at least 50
> IE languages and clusters documented since then. So
> you have the huge amount
> of diversity and new clusters in the last "2500"
> years that you asked for.
> Your problem is solved.

*****GK: Yes. Quite. Anything you say. Of course.
Naturally. (may be repeated in all 50 or so clusters,
families or whatever). With statuettes of the "see no"
monkeys tossed in. "Time out" most definitely. At this
rate your excitement will produce a book by the end of
the month.(:=)))== Anyway I'll read the latest stuff I
received. It has an interesting chapter on "the sacral
cord" (as in Corded Ware). Ooops. Forgot. That is
likely to get you even more excited. Take care and see
you soon, I hope.
P.S. I'm glad you didn't leave the list when you said
you might. "never a dull moment" as old Cheyney (Peter
not Dick) would say.******


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