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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Howey <andyandmae_howey@...>
wrote:
> Hi, Sergei:
> Thanks for the input about Mr. Palmaitis. As I kind of obliquely
indicated in my original message, I didn't really buy his claim. I
was just using it as a counter-argument to other information that I
had read. Sorry if I stirred up a hornet's nest.
That's all right, I saw your point. Sorry for the too emotional
answer. I just wanted to emphasize that according to his views nearly
every Baltic (especially Old Prussian) linguistic phenomenon is most
archaic a priori.
> My original question was about the number of grammatical cases in
(Late) PIE. Is the general consensus on the number of cases indeed
eight? Can it be determined when these cases developed and why so
many?
Not that I've got nothing to say, but there are definitely much more
competent (and professional) members on the list (Jens, Piotr,
Miguel, Glen, to name just a few). It would be very interesting to
know their opinion on the issue.
Sergei