Re: [tied] Re: slavic methathesis

From: Sergejus Tarasovas
Message: 15510
Date: 2002-09-16

Message
Some scholars think so (or postulate slightly different scenario: *or > *orU > *or/*oro).
 
Sergei
 
>> Wouldn't it be possible to argue for (without loss of generality):
*or > *oro > *ro etc, so that pleophony becomes an intermediate
stage? If so, it would be one, not separate developments.