From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 60604
Date: 2008-10-06
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From: "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
>> >
>> I don't think these words have remained unchanged :
>> If we look at Chinese :
>> *pol "full"
>> 1. Suffix ng : polng
>> 2. l > yod (a common north Asian change) poyng
>> 3. voiceless becomes aspirated pHoyng (ST change)
>> 4. no "throat effect" hence pHoyng1 (Chinese change)
>> 5. vowel split o > wo (northern Chinese change) pHwoyng1
>> (Cf. Baxter *ph(r)jong)
>> 6. labials become f when followed by w foyng1
>> 7. Modern Mandarin feng1
>>
>> What makes you think nothing happened ?
>
> So, seven changes in 50,000 years. That's approximately one change
> each 7000 years. So Chinese hasn't changed in 7000 years?
> Torsten
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I don't buy your periodizing method.
There is no reason changes should occur at a metronomic pace.
This word was already mono-syllabic,
It changed less than most other words.
What do you mean "au juste" ?
Arnaud
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