The palatal sham :) (Re: [tied] Re: Albanian (1))

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "P&G" <petegray@...> wrote:

> > The initial *o- of a small number of secured formations is the

same

> > element as the medial *-o- of the numerous formations of the

types

> > *tomH1-á-H2 'cut', *tomH1-ó-s 'cutting, sharp', *mon-éye-

ti 'makes

> > think' (caus.), *tór-mo-s 'hole' (*terH1- 'bore'), *kor-mó-
> s 'stump'
> > (*ker- 'cut'). This element, which is generally treated as if it
> > were a special appearance of the root-vowel, behaves
> > morphophonemically as if it were a consonant.
>
> I 'm not attacking, just seeking clarification.
> In what way is it the same element as the -o- of the ablauting

vowel? Do

> you mean just phonetically the same? Or something more?
> How does it behave morphophonemically as if it were a consonant?

This

> implies that there is some morphophonemic pattern we can observe.

What?

>
> (Or should I wait till I can get my hands on that article?)

I guess I started at the wrong end reacting to mails. This one
certainly deserves a proper answer. I'll come back to it later this
evening. It should be possible for me to provide the necessary
answers, but reading my old statements should also do that. I have
found nothing substantial to change, only some more and clearer
examples. I don't mind being attacked, by the way (but I like
constructive exchange of views better). A bientôt.

Jens