Re: [tied] Problems with the Danubian IE Homeland?

George:

>Another point is again that *PIE did not fall out of the sky.
>There had to have been a pre-agricultural IE "grandfather" language, before
>*PIE. There's no specific reason why it could
>not have been spoken in Anatolia in 7500BC (see, e.g., Ivanov,
>Diadonov, et al.), even if *PIE was later spoken on the Danube.

Actually, there _is_ one objection, even two: Uralic and Altaic.
Look, folks. We can't place IndoEuropean or even Pre-IndoEuropean
in Anatolia no matter how hard we try. It just isn't there... ever!
Aaarrggh. Don't make me get angry now! >:(


- love gLeN


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