> What is needed is an in-depth comparative study of the various
> alternatives, particularly with respect to the dialectological
> consequences that follow from each option. No easy job. To
> the best of my knowledge such a study has never been performed.
>
> Willem
Did you read Ernst Gamillscheg's essay "Über die Herkunft der
Rumänen" (Berlin, 1940)? In connection with the finds registered
in the "Atlasul Lingvistic Român" (finished cca. 1938, and
co-ordinated by Sextil Pu$cariu).
A presentation thereof by Christian Schneider (a Transylvanian
Saxon) in his diploma thesis in Vienna:
"5 Das romanische Kerngebiet in Siebenbürgen. Die Theorie
Ernst Gamillschegs."
http://land.heim.at/toskana/210046/kontinuitaet_schneider.htm
[both in German]
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BTW, an essay by Stelian Brezeanu re. 10th c.:
http://www.geocities.com/serban_marin/brezeanu2002.html
Merry Xmas,
George