Re: Trask contra Ruhlen [was: PIE-Arabic Correspondences ]

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From: Piotr Gasiorowski

To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 3:38 PM

Subject: [tied] Trask contra Ruhlen [was: PIE-Arabic Correspondences ]

On 2008-01-20 20:12, Brian M. Scott wrote:

> There are quite a few posts.  The easiest way to find them
> is to go to <groups.google.com> and enter the search string
>
>   ruhlen group:sci.lang author:trask

It's hilarious -- and extremely instructive. From a few postings by
Trask one can learn more about the use and misuse of the methods of
historical linguistics than from most handbooks. His death has taken
away not only a fine linguist but one of the most gifted popularisers of
the discipline.

Piotr



 
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