Re: [tied] Re: Short and long vowels; the explanation of Old Indian

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From: Sergejus Tarasovas

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Subject: RE: [tied] Re: Short and long vowels; the explanation of Old Indian /i/ as zero-grade <a:>

 

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From: cybalist@yahoogroups.com [mailto:cybalist@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of pielewe
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 10:06 AM
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Subject: [tied] Re: Short and long vowels; the explanation of Old Indian /i/ as zero-grade <a:>

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:

>   ... I am not going to get into a discussion of Balto-Slavic
accentology about which no two people on this list seem to be able to
agree on anything.


Hear hear!


Willem 

 

Looks like begging a concrete question. Miguel wrote that PIE *-RHC- yield Balto-Slavic acute. Patrick replied with the above-quoted sentence. Now let me ask you and Patrick: who on this list disagrees on that, eh?

 

Segrei