Notation for Aspirates and Laryngeals (was: PIE root *negWh- and...)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alexandru_mg3" <alexandru_mg3@...>
wrote:

> P.S.-2: Piotr, I propose to use h1,h2,h3 and to use H when we don't
> know what h1,2,3 we have, and to use, on the other hand, bh, gh
> etc...What do you think? (we would be also 'in-line' with "Leiden's
> Notation" too)

1. It's less confusing to use the convention for PIE that upper case
(aspiration 'H', labialisation 'W') means superscript.

2. Having 'H', 'h1', 'h2' and 'h3' for laryngeals is really confusing.

Richard.