Re: [tied] Re: Language of the Minoans. Was it Indo-European

Josh:

> My question is did the Minoan language have any
> influence on the Mycenaean?

Yes, the Mycenaeans adopted the Linear Script for
starters. Egyptian influence would have filtered
into Mycenaea from an intermediary, Crete.

> Given the general consensus that Minoan civilation
> exerted a powerful influence on Mycenaean
> civilation, chances are that Mycenaean was
> full of Minoan loans.

"Pre-Greek".

> In addition the structure of the verbal forms is
> very un-IE and externally resembles somewhat the
> structures found in Hattic and North West
> Caucasian.

This is often repeated without evidence to back it
up. It's like mentioning that some think Minoans
were extraterrestrials as if that were some kind of
valid possibility.

> Note that these points do not prove that Minoan
> is not IE.

Yes, Minoan is *not* IE. Let's all repeat this
together :)


= gLeN





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