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

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

> On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 15:56:43 +0100, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...>

wrote:

>
> >>Coco, the 'talking' gorilla, doesn't use
> >>pronouns, afaIk.
> >
> >She does. It's not clear, however, whether she knows the

difference

> >between "me", "Koko" and "me Koko".
>
> As a cat "owner", I'm also pretty sure that the "me" in "me-ow" is

a first

> person singular personal pronoun.

Then the '-ow' would be a reflex of second element of the other 1 sg
pronoun *eg^(h)-o-m. I think you might be on to something. Have you
considered a career in linguistics?

>Unfortunately, cats lack 2nd and 3rd
> person pronouns.
>

This lack has to do with personality structure, I think. Hardwired,
in this case.

Torsten