Re: [tied] Re: Short and long vowels

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From: "P&G" <G&P@...>
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Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 1:40 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Short and long vowels


> >> > Bomhard and I differ on the details of the correspondences,
> >> That's significant though, because your two voices don't constitute
> >> cumulative support
> > that is ridiculous.
>
> If the two reconstructions are both possible, then neither is convincing.
>
> Peter
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Patrick:

Well, first you might try reading one or the other or both.

For example, if I think Egyptian d3, 'tremble', is related to PIE *ter-,
'tremble', through pre-Nostratic *t?a-rha, or Bomhard thinks through
*da/6r-, the facts are that Egyptian <d>, in this case, correponds to PIE
*t, and Egyptian <3> to PIE *r.

See it now?