Re: Balto-Slavic -RHj-?

From: willemvermeer
Message: 35819
Date: 2005-01-05

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Sergejus Tarasovas"
<s.tarasovas@...> wrote:
>
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "willemvermeer" <wrvermeer@...>
> wrote:

[On Kortlandt's style:]

> ... as possibly every attentive reader of "Slavic accentuation"
> does. His style is indeed rather unreadble.


Yes, but to be fair it is important to realize that there are big
differences between individual publications, and even between the
chapters of "Slavic Accentuation". Unfortunately the first chapter
happens to be particularly off-putting.

And:

> It seems you still have, if he was careful to thank you (among
> others) for your "criticism (of parts) of the manuscript". ;)



If my memory doesn't deceive me (it is more than thirty years ago)
that had to do with a single Greek example or something similarly
trifling. But please keep that a secret.


Willem