Re: Laryngo delendum est

From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 56517
Date: 2008-04-03

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From: "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: [tied] RE: Laryngo delendum est


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> You may not realize it, but there are a few other people on the list who
> might appreciate my efforts.
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> I hope so.
> Arnaud
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> I write for them since you seem to fully understand nothing of what I
> write.
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> I undertand
> but I think most of it is absurd or irrelevant.
> Arnaud
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> The tone in xiu-4 is due to the -*s from the truncated reduplication; and
> if
> Baltic had the metathesis, also, so what? The PIE form reflects the stem
> un-metathesized.
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> We don't need an extra hypothesis like truncated and reduplication
> (which are not evidenced in PIE in this fashinon)
> Because *syewH1 is enough to account for 100% of Chinese forms.
> Arnaud
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Oh, so now you know more than Baxter, who proposed *syiw(k)s-.

I hope you set that teacher straight!

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> I have pointed out why I do not believe the word has been borrowed by ST;
> that would be teaching your grandmother to suck eggs! Ridiculous prima
> facie.
> One can lead a Frenchman to water but cannot make him drink. Natürlich! Er
> trinkt nur Wein.
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> I suppose this is not ok with Cybalist.Rules.
> I hope Moderators will remind you that.
> Arnaud
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After your gratuitous insults to everyone on the list, I cannot think a
small joke will receive capital punishment.

No sense of humor, hein?


Patrick

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> Your analysis is not confirmed by any of these data.
> Too bad, too sad.
> Patrick
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> A considerable amount of words related to clothing
> and sewing has been borrowed from PIE into Chinese.
> I will make a communication about this in June.
> I'll tell you more after that.
> Arnaud
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