[tied] Re: Creole Romance? [was: Thracian , summing up]

From: tgpedersen
Message: 24040
Date: 2003-06-30

> >> The language was chosen because was the only living one.
> >> The fact that choice was made at a definite moment has
> >> nothing to do with language's continuity over the time
> >> and does not imply any fracture point in its' evolution.
>
> > More credo's.
>
> No, it's a statement of fact: there *is* no such
> implication. The fact that the choice was made at a
> definite point in time is consistent with both continuous
> development and an abrupt fracture. It's the *rest* of the
> evidence that points decisively towards continuous
> development.
>
My brain must be an outdated model, it can't follow you here.

Torsten