Re: Schleicher's Tale

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...> wrote:

> On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 13:47:29 +0000, Rob <magwich78@...> wrote:
>
> >I was under the impression that Pre-PIE /xWa/ > /o/ everywhere,
> >and /xa/ > /a/ everywhere; in other words, that they were immune

to

> >e/o variations. Is this wrong?
>
> Only (short) /e/ is coloured by /h2/ and /h3/.

Hmm... isn't it rather difficult to back and round a front unrounded
vowel?

- Rob