Re: PIE *a -- a preliminary checklist

Unfortunately, only careful people use the initial glottal stop in my
experience.

I hear more frequently /æn næpL/.


Patrick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick McCallister" <gabaroo6958@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] PIE *a -- a preliminary checklist


> That's interesting to hear --a few years back when I
> asked whether or not Gmc glottal stop was a relic of
> laryngeals, everyone told me no
> English, of course, still has glottal stops e.g. an
> apple /?aen ?aepL/
>
> --- Richard Wordingham <richard@...>
> wrote:
>
> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister
> > <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:
> >
> > > If so, was there a stage when Gmc had laryngeals?
> >
> > Will a single one do? German has merged initial
> > laryngeals to a
> > glottal stop, as had Old English.
> >
> > Richard.
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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