Re: *a/*a: ablaut

Torsten, I have read what you have written about Kuhn but I have not read
him myself.

I will give him the benefit of the doubt by saying, I remain open.


Patrick

----- Original Message -----
From: "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] *a/*a: ablaut


--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...> wrote:
>
> On 2008-02-12 20:47, Patrick Ryan wrote:
>
> > What would separate those *a's that became *a: from those that
> > became *A(blautvokal)?
>
> They were different phonemes in pre-PIE, IMO.

How would you explain Kuhn's 'a-fashion' in agricultural terms?


Torsten