Re: Odp: Satem-Centum (Kentum) split

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 811
Date: 2000-01-09

 
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From: Brent Lords
To: cybalist@eGroups.com
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 7:47 AM
Subject: [cybalist] Re: Satem-Centum (Kentum) split

Brent writes:
I am trying to sort out language relationships for myself.  Somewhere
recently I read that 2 or 3 of the so-called Satem languages don't
involve just a single constant-pair change, (g' to s) but involve two
constant-pair changes, and so are not quite the same thing as the
classic definition.  I was fairly certain this was said at Cyril's
site, or in Mallory's book.  But I can't seem to find it.  In sorting
out relationships, I had reason to wonder about the strength of the
classic classification of languages (satem, centum) and needed to
re-read this section.  Does anyone know the reference, or know
specifically what was said (which languages involve two constants
switches, which involve one and what the additional constant pair is?).
I could help you if you told me clearly what you mean by a "constant-pair change".
 
Perhaps you're looking for languages which preserve a three-way contrast among the reflexes of *k, *k' and *kw?
 
Piotr