[tied] Re: IE lexical accent

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, enlil@... wrote:

> Jens:
> > You are in a way saying that all forms have penultimate accent if
> > postposed demonstratives and plural markers are disregarded.

However,

> > that looks precisely wrong. In the more elaborate endings the

accent

> > plainly moves to the right, not to the left. Why are you saying

the

> > opposite?

[Glen:]

> Accent doesn't move to the left. It's a right-based accent

placement.

> What are you talking about? Can you provide an example?

[Jens:]
My words were written in response to your words which were:

> > As for how the (ante)penultimate accentuation is regular and

predictable,

> > it is predictably antepenultimate whenever endings are in origin
> > demonstratives or when they are markers of plurality, otherwise

the

> > accent is penultimate.

What do *you* mean by that? Can *you* give an example? My problem is
that I can't.

Jens