Re: [tied] Methodology

On Sat, 27 Oct 2001 07:08:50 +0200, Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
<mcv@...> wrote:

>Assuming
>the i/n alternation derives from a palatalized */n^/ (as is my theory
>about the i/n-stems), and that a *-k in Auslaut developed into *-h2,
>we can derive all the forms from N. *Qostn^k, G. *Qostn^kos[**]. The
>N. gives *Qostn^k > *Qostn^h2 and then by metathesis *Qosth2n^ >
>*Qosth2i, except in Armenian where we have *Qostn^k > *Qostnk >
>*Qostrk > *Qostkr > oskr [at least that's one possibility].

An improvement on the phonological developments, which also explains
the existence of animate i/n stems such as *potis, *potn-, would be:

1. Before Nullstufe and the loss of short *i, we have the
**Qa:st-ink-0 "bone", **pa:t-in-s "lord".
2. Before a fricative, short *i nasalizes (**Qa:sti~h2, **pa:ti~s)
3. Because -ih2 (feminine marker) is an inappropriate ending for a
neuter, metathesis occurs: **Qosth2i~, **poti~s
4. Nasalization is lost (but the long nasal vowel is not eliminated by
Nullstufe), resulting in *QostHi (*QostHei-), *potis, with oblique
roots *Qostn-, *potn-.