Re: The meaning of life: PIE. *gWiH3w-

From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 53415
Date: 2008-02-16

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> There is no phonological contrast
> between /a/ et /e/
> neither in PIE nor PAA.
>

You keep saying that. How come it came to be pronounced different, then?

Torsten

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H1a > e
H2a > a
Allophonic distribution of one phoneme
I don't care if you write it *a or *e.
Tradition is *e.

Arnaud
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