From: etherman23
Message: 41408
Date: 2005-10-14
>
> Etherman23:
> > I'm not ignoring evidence. I fully accept that
> > they show a vowel and not a consonant.
>
> Jens has also pointed out the effect of lengthening.
>
>
> > How about *es? Then I don't have to invent a
> > consonant that appears as a vowel only in Hittite.
>
> Um, in case you don't know, *h1 was already invented
> for medial and final positions as well, so it would
> be suspect if it didn't also occur in initial
> position... and again, the lengthening?
>
>
> > Personally I think the contrast is a desperate
> > attempt to explain everything with laryngeals.
>
> I admit, people sometimes go too far with laryngeals,
> but this is not one of those times.
>
>
> = gLeN
>
>
>
>
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