[tied] Re: Black Athena: The AfroasiaticRootsofClassicalCivilizatio

I was talking about the languages in the Mediterranean area as a
group, including Greek. But - I did not mean to say that every
feature applied to each language in equal degree. And yes, many of
these features appared allready in classical greek.

And I indeed listed evidence. I listet a set of features common to
AA languages and most IE languages in this area.

Each of these features appared frist inn AA, and then Greek or
Romance got the same feature in turn.

If this is not evidence pointing to an influence from AA to IE, you
are in denial of something you do not like to hear for some reason.

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--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "P&G" <G&P@...> wrote:
>
> This is just too easy, Aquila.
>
> When I choose Greek and query the evidence, you say:
> > "I am not only speaking about Greek, but also Romanic. I do not
claim
> >that all mediterranean languages have developed all the mentioned
traits."
>
> Yes you did. You now seem to be backing away from that idea.
>
> You said:
> >"The influence is seen allready in classical greek."
> >"Greek and the IE languages around the Mediterranean Sea are
strongly
> >influences by the afro-asiatic >languages in their structure."
> >"Many elements of ...the AA languages ...have spread througout
most of the
> >mediterranean
> >languages since that time."
> >"the IE languages around the Mediterranean sea have been strongly
> >influenced
> structurally by the AA languages."
>
> Nothing wrong with putting forward an idea or a theory, but it is
unwise to
> state as fact something that cannot be proved, and flies against
the
> evidence. It is also unwise on this list to say you did not claim
something
> you did.
>
> Peter
>