Re: [tied] *es- or *h1es- ?

Etherman23:

> I'm not ignoring evidence. I fully accept that
> they show a vowel and not a consonant.

Jens has also pointed out the effect of lengthening.

> How about *es? Then I don't have to invent a
> consonant that appears as a vowel only in Hittite.

Um, in case you don't know, *h1 was already invented
for medial and final positions as well, so it would
be suspect if it didn't also occur in initial
position... and again, the lengthening?

> Personally I think the contrast is a desperate
> attempt to explain everything with laryngeals.

I admit, people sometimes go too far with laryngeals,
but this is not one of those times.


= gLeN




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