Re: [tied] Re: Europeans descend from Basques...

From: Gerry Reinhart-Waller
Message: 13851
Date: 2002-06-16

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From: "Glen Gordon" <glengordon01@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Europeans descend from Basques...

> I've answered that question already ad nauseum. Culture and
> language are independent entities and linguistic arguements are
> more paramount here... You have no convincing linguistic arguements
> to support the opposite view.

How is it that a language can exist without someone speaking it? IOW, how
can you separate language from culture? IMO, this is wrong-headed. Someone
(anyone) needs to speak a language before a language can be incorporated
into a family or proto-family grouping.

Geesch. Glennie,

Gerry