Re: [tied] Re: Mallory's New PIE Homeland?

From: Geraldine Reinhardt
Message: 19982
Date: 2003-03-17

Interesting question Jens.  This is similar to whether language and genes need to be congruent.  I do agree that culture and language follow the same pattern.  A huge archaeological homeland could represent the masses with a tiny spot within occupied by those few who are influential in the development of the IE languages. 
 
Gerry
----- Original Message -----
From: Jens Elmegaard Rasmussen
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Mallory's New PIE Homeland?

Do the two concepts, the culture and the language, have to be congruent?
Could there not be many IE-like peoples among which only a few were
influential in the development of the IE languages? That would yield a
huge archaeological homeland with a small linguistically relevant spot
somewhere inside it. It would entail a great mess of archaeological
remains, but still nice and tidy sound laws because they apply only to
the languages that were lucky enough to be continued.

On the other hand, I would only prefer such a solution if nothing else
works. If the traces of the cultural and the linguistic expansion do not
support each other, both are seriously weakened. It is nicer if things are
what they look like.

Jens