Re: [Re: Stacking up on standard works

W dniu 2012-04-01 00:26, Tavi pisze:

> Yes, but unfortunately not all the linguists agree on the "reliability
> threshold", that is, the point beyond coincidences are spurious and due
> to chance. This why for example long-range compartivists appear to be
> suspicious to the eyes of IE-ists.

What you regard as evidence would appear equally suspicious to the eyes
of Uralicists, Austronesianists, Australists, Mesoamericanists,
Khoisanists and all professional practicioners of the comparative method
(the usual eccentrics and the lunatic fringe aside).

Piotr