[tied] Re: IE thematic presents and the origin of their thematic vo

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Rob" <magwich78@...> wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "elmeras2000" <jer@...> wrote:
>
> > [] Thus, when pre-ablaut 3pl *gWhen-ént, gen.sg.
> > *H2ner-ós, *te:k^T-ént, *ne:kWt-ós had become *gWhnént, *H2nrós,
> > *ték^Tnt, *nékWts with accent retraction in the last two, they

were

> > *all* accented on their first real vowel.
>
> All well and good, from a descriptive point of view; but is such

an

> accent retraction *phonologically* realistic?

Certainly: Many languages have introduced initial accent (Italic,
Germanic, Czech, Irish, ...). That's what this would be.

Jens