Re: Re[4]: [tied] searching for common words for all today's langua

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From: Brian M. Scott

To: Patrick Ryan

Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 1:07 PM

Subject: Re[4]: [tied] searching for common words for all today's languages

 

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Read what I wrote: I said nothing about Greenberg.  I am
talking about 'evidence' offered by Bengtson and Ruhlen for
alleged proto-world etyma.

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Bengtson, as far as I know, was _only_ interested in showing that Basque was a Caucasian language — it had nothing to do with proto-world etyma. If you have different, verifiable, information, why not produce it? Otherwise, stop repeating it.

 

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