Re: Reconstructing man's first language

From: John Croft
Message: 1900
Date: 2000-03-18

Hi Hakan

Welcome to our list. The following historical posts at
cybalist@egroups.com cover the topic you have raised

You will see that we have discussed Greenberg et al at length.

Have a look at Topics
Wed Mar 15, 2000 1641 Re: Afro-Asiatic Glen Gordon
Tue Feb 22, 2000 1654 Re: Afro-Asiatic Alexander Stolbov
Tue Feb 22, 2000 1393 Greenberg: Eurasian & Nostratic
Marc Verhaegen
Sat Feb 05, 2000 1394 Re: Odp: Odp: John has been assimilated
Piotr Gasiorowski
Sun Feb 06, 2000 1377 Re: One World Language Glen Gordon
Fri Feb 04, 2000 1407 Mama mia Glen Gordon
Mon Feb 07, 2000 1608 Re: Afro-Asiatic John Croft
Sun Feb 20, 2000 1617 Re: Light on mankind's dark past
Gerry
Reinhart-Waller
Mon Feb 21, 2000 1388 Re: Odp: John has been assimilated
Piotr Gasiorowski
Sat Feb 05, 2000 1391 Re: Odp: John has been assimilated
Gerry
Reinhart-Waller
Sat Feb 05, 2000 1582 Re: human/chimp oral differences
Marc Verhaegen

I think our general opinion was "interesting, worth watching, but
totally unproven". Glen on this list seems to have gone furtherest in
reconstructing original human languages (from the bottom up - not
Greenberg's "top-down" approach). We look forward to his magnum opus
on this work with anticipation.

Warmest regards

John