Re: Proper methodology (was: RE: [tied] Re: Mother of all IE langua

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 12:03:55 +0000, tgpedersen <tgpedersen@...>
wrote:

>> The fact is that we *have* come up with words for those concepts.
>Since no
>> change has occurred in the way our brains are wired, we came up
>with those
>> words at least 150,000 years ago. I can't prove that for the Proto-
>World
>> of 150,000 years ago, but I can prove it for all new languages that
>we know
>> have arisen within the historical record (all creoles, Nicaraguan
>Sign
>> Language, etc.).
>>
>
>Along the same line, I could prove that we 'came up with' steam
>trains 150.000 years ago, since no change has occurred in the way our
>brains are wired.

Language is not technology.

It's funny that *legitimate* use of the term "creole" triggers no reaction
from you at all.

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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