Re: [tied] The gap of *b in IE

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From: "glen gordon" <glengordon01@...>
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Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 3:50 PM
Subject: [tied] The gap of *b in IE


>
> Richard:
> > I am not aware of any bright ideas appearing from
> > Nostratic comparisons.
>
> I simply take Bomhard's view, with some changes.
> I consider the absence of *b in IE to be caused by
> the absence of ejective *p? in the sound system,
> a sound which is apparently uncommon and unstable.
>
> So if Nostratic even had *p?, I figure it would
> have merged early on with *p in Eurasiatic (Sumerian,
> Dravidian, Steppe). It appears to be the most
> efficient idea so far.
>
>
> = gLeN

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Patrick:

There is no absence of *b in PIE; it is infrequent, and sometimes is
transformed into *bh or *w, but it is present. *b is b in Sumerian; *bh is
p.

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