Re: Brugmann's Law

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From: fournet.arnaud

To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:11 PM

Subject: Re: Re: Re: [tied] Brugmann's Law

I agree :

some times you learn more about the author.

 

What about :

Arabic &aqrub

Greek skorpion

 

 

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What about it? ?aqrub is simply a noun form (?aCCuC) of the root q-r-b.

 

PCR

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One of the problem with Arabic is that voice is often indifferent

only locus and modus count.

Arabic is a problem for the orthodox methodology

using strict correspondences.

Arabic is somehow "fuzzy" and innovative.

These statements do not apply to Hebrew.

Hebrew is easier and more reliable.

There is no proto-Semitic available

 because most people just don't understand

the slightest bit about where Arabic stands.

 

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Agreed. There is much "fuzzy" here.

 

PCR

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Arabic [?] "glottal stop" is one of the form of H2.

And so are most glottalized emphatics of Semitic

excepted p? > PIE *b and t? fused with d > PIE *d

And k? fused with *g.

 

?ans "a man" = H2ner

Etc

Those who think H1 is [?] would better change their minds

as soon as possible.

They are on the wrong track.

 

Arnaud

 

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There is no *H1, *H2, *H3 (nor *H4), IMHO.

 

The language from which PIE developed had four laryngeal/pharyngeals: /?/, /h/, /¿/, and /h./; and three vowels: /e/, /a/, /o/.

 

/?/ and /h/ and /h./ become PIE *H which lengthens the vowel, subsequently maintaining its quality. *e:, *a:, and *o: can subsequently be shortened.

 

/¿/ becomes *y but occasionally *ø with vowel lengthening.

 

Initial *ø becomes /?/ in the Germanic branch of IE.

 

Conventionally written *H2ner- derived from earlier **hano-r(o), 'strong' (Egyptian nr, 'fear inspiring').

 

Patrick

 

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