Re: [tied] Re: Gypsies again

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From: "Miguel Carrasquer" <mcv@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 11:54 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Gypsies again


> On Sun, 02 Oct 2005 21:34:24 -0500, Patrick Ryan
> <proto-language@...> wrote:
>
> >And, in the case of pá:t?
>
> *pó:ds, with lengthening caused by nom. *-s after consonant.
>
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> Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
> mcv@...

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Patrick:

I am surprised. Why would -*Cs cause the preceding vowel to be long?

I thought you might explain it by way of compensation.

And do you not mean *po:ts?

But, however you wish to slice it, you are confronting <a:> in a closed
syllable.

So, if a understand correctly, **pots would also lead to OI <pa:t>; is that
right?

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