Re: [tied] Re: Schleicher's Tale

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 01:08:47 +0000, Rob <magwich78@...> wrote:

>--- 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?

Not so difficult as to back and round a back rounded vowel :-)

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