Re: [tied] Lith. Acc.pl.

>>In the plural, we have a different picture.  The acuteness of the acc.pl. (and
the nom.pl. of adjectival o-stems), apparently reflects the PIE short prosody of
e.g. o-stems nom.pl. *-oy and acc.pl. *-ons, as opposed to long prosody in the
oblique (e.g. G.pl. *-o~m). 

 

Where does the notion of "PIE short vs. long prosody" reflecting as Balto-Slavic acute vs. circumflex comes from (and what does that mean phonetically)? Could you provide me with any references or have you and Jens just coined this out some hours ago? :)

 

Sergei