David:
>But why? Sanskrit was "monovocalic" in the sense
>discussed here. Re-read Jens' post to pieml at
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pieml/message/406
Yes I know. I repeat: Monovocalism is a tired idea!
David, you must have failed to notice what Jens
admits in one paragraph therein: "True counterexamples
do exist however, but they are marginal and far
between."
What Jens does is ignore the facts that oppose him.
This is why I have trouble at times having a serious
debate with him. Standard methodology would force us
to _explain_ the counterexamples rather than by either
waving them away or by introducing new absurd
theories to cover up the flaws of the original one.
- gLeN
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