Re: [tied] ] Hellenic and Thracian

Hi Peter, you wrote:

> The place of Mycenaean has been disputed, but it is clearly related
> more to
> East Greek than West Greek. It should be connected either with
> Aeolic (as
> Chadwick suggests) or with Arcadian & Cyprian (as Palmer suggests,
> with
> historical arguments)

Yes, isn't Mycenaen shown by the linear B tablets to have been related to
Arcado-Cypriot?
I've also heard that Aeolic is the most archaic Greek dialect.
And what about Northwest Greek/Epiriot? Should this be placed with
Dorian?

-Michael
or better, as a form of East Greek existing

> before
> these divisions were established. It is less easily connected with
> Ionic,
> and this connection also seems less likely for historical and
> geographic
> reasons.
>
> Hope that helps
> Peter
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