Re: [tied] Is initial *b really rare?

Jens:

>The exact route from *t? to *d does not matter much [...]

It matters to me :)

>[...] I have always pictured a change from ejective to implosive, i.e. [t?]
> > [?t] which, I am given to understand, is often accompanied by
>voicing.

The implosive idea is interesting, I admit. What should be pointed out
too is that according to this modified version of the Glottalic Theory,
the aspirated voice series of IE (*bH, *gH and *dH) would have been once
plain *b, *d and *g.


- gLeN


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