Re: [tied] Genetic Link between Albanian and Romanian

From: alexandru_mg3
Message: 30517
Date: 2004-02-02

Hello Miguel,
> You wrote:
> "Nonsense. Similar phonological systems have *nothing* to do
> with genetic affiliations."

One more question here related to your very sure opinion :
"Nonsense".
Satem / Centum split : the most important division of INDO-
EUROPEAN languages was detected based on the "Swadesh Lists" or
Based on the PHONETICAL SYSTEMS OF THESE LANGUAGES???

Best Regards,
marius alexandru

P.S. : Brian, please feel free to participate on this topic too, as
usual....because I saw that usually you had pertinent explanations on
this topic.