Re: Limitations of the compartive method

From: tgpedersen
Message: 51956
Date: 2008-01-27

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> Refer to:
>
> Aikhenwald, A. Y., & Dixon, R. M. W. (Eds.). (2001). Areal diffusion
> and genetic inheritance: Case studies in language change. Oxford:
> Oxford University Press.
>
> A cheaper paperback 2006 edition is now available on Barnes and
> Noble. The third chapter is titled:
>
> "3 An Indo-European Linguistic Area and its Characteristics:
> Ancient Anatolia. Areal Diffusion as a Challenge to the Comparative
> Method? 44"
>
> Take up the challenge Mr. Tortsen!
>
> M. Kelkar


I don't understand. What exactly is the challenge, mr. Swatmi?


Torsten