Mate:
> Although, if there indeed was *q > *k and *k > *k'
> change, I would still rather reconstruct it in
> pre-IE than in regular IE coz we find no trace of
> *q in IE lgs and all the evidence point to *k',
> not *k.
It would be illogical to unnecessarily extend the
duration of an obviously unstable system back in time.
In the uvular interpretation, there is *no*
instability at *any* point in time! This is because
there is only *k-*q-*kW in IE (perfectly stable)
and only *k-*c^-*kW during the onset of "Satem"
(again, a perfectly stable system). At no stage does
this interpretation violate markedness. At no stage
is there *ever* such a system as *k-*k^-*kW.
Therefore you must consider this the logically
superior view and do away with your unnecessary and
completely unlikely "*k-*k^-kW stage" altogether.
The theory must be altered to conform with linguistic
reality.
= gLeN
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