Re: [tied] Glottochronology (Was: "Celtic Found to Have Ancient Ro
From: P&G Message: 24181 Date: 2003-07-05
> Swadesh claimed that the "core words" changed at a constant rate.
If sound laws are exception-less, how can that be? My understanding of the
Swadesh list is that these words are less likely to be replaced by
borrowings.