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

> >> And if you continue past the first year of linguistics, you'll
>>>even get to exciting theories, such as the one in which all PIE roots
>> > with /a/ are loans.
>>How does this follow on from the discussion?
> It follows from me getting frustrated when I propose something
>new

No wonder I get lost. You suggest it is something in second year
linguistics, and then tell me it's a new theory. I'm very happy to discuss
any new suggestion. I'm less happy with unnecessary insults.

>So much for that. I'd like to discuss the idea that supposed PIE
>plain velars occur only in loans. So, fire away, list some examples
>of what you believe to be incontrovertible examples of plain velars
>and I'll check with Møller and Bomhard. I find them, you lose; I
>don't find them, I lose. OK?

If you find them in Bomhard, they are inherited within PIE, and not loans,
unless Bomhard is wrong. And why present the argument in terms of "winning"
and "losing"? Why not explore the issue together without someone having to
"win"?

Peter