Re: Anser (was: swallow vs. nighingale)

Richard:

Thank you for the information.

But no one has reconstructed them for Sino-Tibetan, right?

I have never seen them in Old or Middle Chinese in the reconstructions on Starostin's website.

What do you think?

Patrick Ryan

----- Original Message -----

From: Richard Wordingham

To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 4:54 PM

Subject: Re: [tied] Anser (was: swallow vs. nighingale)

--- In cybalist@... s.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@ ...>
wrote:

> Also, I am not aware than anyone has reconstructed voiced aspirated
stops for Sino-Tibetan (or Chinese, for that matter). I am sure you
will let me know if I am wrong.

You are disappointed here. Karlgren reconstructed voiced aspirates
for Old and Middle Chinese.

Richard