Re: The meaning of life: PIE. *gWiH3w-

From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 52785
Date: 2008-02-12

----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Ryan
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com

> Can you distinguish lexical and grammatical features ?
> Arnaud
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I would like to see you try to maintain that point with a Slavic speaker.

PR
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Slavic has grammatical tenses : present + past
and a lexicalized aspect which I believe
has more to do the definiteness of the process
than with the time of the process.

Arnaud
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No one is in his right mind would bother refuting Saussure.
PR
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What do you mean ?
Arnaud

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*o, of course, _does_ alternate in roots with *e, depending primarily on the
placement of the stress-accent.

Patrick
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For example ?

I don't think e / o alternations are conditionned by stress.

Arnaud
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