Re: [tied] The Tripartitive Nature of IE Tripartition

From: Julianus
Message: 3676
Date: 2000-09-14

Glen Gordon wrote:

<an awful lot of stuff mercilessly snipped>

> I hope I mentioned everything... Comments? Death threats? I'm here waiting
> :)

I have two comments: one serious, the other impish.

Serious: maybe it's because I used to hang out with Wiccans and got an
allergy, but I am extremely reluctant to use 'ancient matriarcial
cultures' in *any* interpretation of prehistory. That part of your post
just leaves me cold.

Impish: Why assume that PIE tripartition has to be a product of any
other culture or cultures? Why not turn it around and posit the
relevant elements in these other cultures as product of Indo-European influence?

-- John

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