Re: The palatal sham :) (Re: [tied] Re: Albanian (1))

From: P&G
Message: 30374
Date: 2004-01-31

> H1y- > Gk. /h-/
> y and H2y > ?
> H3y- > Gk. z-
>the strong voiced laryngeal H3

Interesting - and if you have further examples easily at hand, I'd be glad
to see them. Otherwise I'll go trolling myself. This does seem a helpful
insight.

A minor quibble, however, about the explanations offered for the different
developments. There is still no agreement that H3 was voiced - we've had
this discussion to death before. The evidence for it is not convincing in
the opinion of some, so a different explanation may be needed. But if the
distinction you are suggesting can be upheld, that might add to the slight
body of evidence suggesting H3 was voiced.

Peter

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