From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 43009
Date: 2006-01-17
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From: "mkelkar2003" <smykelkar@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:45 AM
Subject: [tied] DISCOVERY OF DRAVIDIAN AS THE COMMON SOURCE OF INDO-EUROPEAN
> http://www.datanumeric.com/dravidian/contents.html
>
> Thanks for R. Wordingham for the link.
>
> [Thank Venkat, back in
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/14371 . I'm afraid the
> author's introductory discusssion of sound changes severely undermines the
> work's credibility even before one gets to the 'evidence' section. -
> Richard]
>
> M. kelkar
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Patrick:
Yes, this represents a lot of work pointed generally in the right direction.
But marred by poor methodology.
Why the author did not reconstruct Proto-Dravidian and systematically relate
it to the various expressions in Dravidian-derived languages of the
reconstructed PD roots - before comparing Dravidian (DR.) with IE, I do not
know but it make the comparisons interesting but unconvincing.
What a shame to squander all this effort to please only one's self! when the
object is obviously to persuade others.
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