[tied] Re: Grimm's Law is about to expire (Collinge 1985, p. 267, T

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

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> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "mkelkar2003" <swatimkelkar@> wrote:
> >
> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_India_theory>
> ...........
> > "Mainstream opponents to the OIT (e.g. Hock[11]) agree that while the
> > data of linguistic isoglosses do make the OIT improbable it is not
> > enough to unequivocally reject it[12], so that it may be considered a
> > viable alterative to mainstream views, similar to the status of the
> > Armenian or Anatolian hypotheses."
>
> Only if one uses a much looser definition of "viable" than is normal in
> academic and scientific discourse. Accepting hypotheses which are
> considered improbable

It won't be so improbable if the families are rearranged more
tastefully. The moutains of archaeological evidence assembled by the
Renfrew/Bellwood school makes the Kurgan horsemen theory improbable.

M. Kelkar


but which cannot be unequivocally rejected would

> be a violation of Oakham's Razor, and would open the door to all sorts
> of crank scholarship.
>
> Best regards,
> Ned Smith
>