Re: [tied] Re: Short and long vowels

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From: pielewe

To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 4:40 AM

Subject: [tied] Re: Short and long vowels

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@......>
wrote:

 
>   It is therefore unnecessary to reconstruct *dH1-tó-, *stH2-tó-, or
*dH3-tó.


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In other words, *dhe-tó- sta-tó- *do-tó  can  be reconstructed to justify the actual Greek forms.

 

The 'laryngeals' are unnecessary in zero-grade, and contribute no useful information.

 

 

Patrick