Re: [tied] Re: Black Athena: The Afroasiatic RootsofClassicalCivili

> It areas where one language have definite article, more langueges
> tend to have it, disregarding language family. It is therefore quite
> natural to think about contact influence. In The mediterranean the
> AA langueges were firts to have this element, therefore an influence
> from AA to IE is probable.

"Possible", not "probable".

> Your examples of other areas having definite article in several
> languages is actially going in fabour of my assumption, not against
> it.

However, the validity of a counter-theory should provide arguments not only
in its favour, but also in relation to the evidence already accepted by the
scientific community. So perhaps you should start your claim by explaining
why the definite article in Greek (or any other feature that you explain
through AA) COULD NOT be a natural developpement.

/HD