Re: Laryngeal values

This WOULD make sense, save for one glaring problem: how do you
aspirate a fricative, especially a velar or uvular one? Would
aspiration even be noticeable?

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alexandru_mg3" <alexandru_mg3@...>
wrote:

>
> Maybe the laryngeals have had the followings phonetic values
> h1 = x
> h2 = xH
> h3 = xW
> even the contested h4 could have a chance as xWH
>
> Arguments:
> 1. This outputs will be in line with g, gH, gW(H) etc...
>
> 2. The reductions :
> *h1e /xe/ > *He > he
> *h2e /xHe/ > *H&/a > ha
> *h3e /xWe/ > *HWe > ho
> have sense.
>
> 3. the vocalisations have valid phonemic outputs
>
> *h3nh3mn. > h3.-nh3.-mn. /xW.-nxW.-mn./ > /xo-nxo-mn./ > /Ho-nHo-

ma/

> > onoma
>
>
> *ph2ter > pxH.-ter > pH&-ter
>
> x. > He
> xH. > H&
>
> Marius
>