Re: [tied] Doublets in PIE

On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 02:42:18 , "Glen Gordon"
<glengordon01@...> wrote:

>>It is conceivable, to take the old habeo/haben
>>example, that a proto-form *káp > *k.ap. (> Sem. *qab-, Kartv. *k.b-,
>>PIE *kap-), while its falling tone variant *kàp > *khaph (> Sem.
>>*kap(p)-, PIE *ghebh-). Cf. Bomhard/Kerns #242, Illich-Svitych #190.
>
>Erh, the *p. sound is an ejective, Miggy Vee. I fail to see how a rising
>tone can cause glottalisation. Explain please.

The Danish stød and the Latvian Brechton are examples of this
phenomenon. See also (for some East Asian examples) Haudricourt 1975
"Les mutations consonantiques (occlusives) en indo-européen".

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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