Re: [tied] Re: Grimm and Verner

> I was speaking purely formalistically. The problem was: how
> to get rid of the "if initial" part of the formulation of Verner's
> law. We can do that by inserting glottal stop *signs* between words,
> let them unvoice the following fricative and then let them disappear
> in non-voiced environments.
>
> Torsten

We could also insert Santa Claus, but it still wouldn't be an acceptable
explanation. To explain given facts, we need a process based on what we
suggest really happened, not just something "purely formal".

Peter