John:
>Come on Glen, who are you kidding. There are many East Anatolian-
>West Anatolian links, going way back to the Upper Paleolithic.
You missed the point as usual but this hasn't stopped you before from
fighting on the losing team. No one was talking about the paleolithic at
all. We're talking about a hypothetical connection between an NEC language
(Nakh???) and a pre-Etruscan language (Tyrrhenian?) whose date and location
are unspecified. Any such occurences must be restricted to the neolithic
stage. Supporting linguistic evidence remains unconvincing. We are not
talking about the spread of mythology or agriculture. We are talking about
two languages in contact. For anyone to entertain this idea, one needs to
know "how", "when" & "where" and this information needs to make sense. So
far, the how, when and where don't. So be my guest, John.
- gLeN
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