Re: [tied] Macedonian x Greek

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From: "P&G" <petegray@...>
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Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Macedonian x Greek


> > Did Macedonian retained or drop the digamma (w) ?
>
> Either answer gives us no information about its connection to Greek, since the loss of the digamma can be traced even within historical Greek. It would therefore have to be independent in both branches, if it is lost in Macedonian, and insignificant if it is retained.

True, and the same holds for the treatment of the labiovelars, but I thought João was more interested in the Macedonian reflexes of PIE phonemes than in identifying potential common innovations.

Piotr