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

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

> On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 14:30:44 +0000, tgpedersen <tgpedersen@...>
> wrote:
>
> >--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...>

wrote:

>
> >> Sign language is not based on spoken languages at all.
> >>
> >Of course they are. On the language of the speaker (or reader) who
> >designed it.
>
> Huh?
>
> >I think "verb agreement" is a misnomer in a language that has no
> >pronouns.
>
> NSL *has* personal pronouns.
>

Your reference doesn't mention it.

Torsten