Re: *a/*a: ablaut

If that is true, what would be the difference between PIE *e; and *a:?

Patrick

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Subject: Re: Re: [tied] *a/*a: ablaut


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> From: Patrick Ryan
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> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 1:31 AM
> Subject: [Courrier indésirable] Re: [tied] *a/*a: ablaut
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> I think you will find few languages that lack /a/, the central low to mid
> vowel.
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> Patrick
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> I think a language with nothing acting as phonemic /a/
> just does not exist.
> It runs against /a/ being the most basic and neutral vowel
> in all languages.
> The reason why I think PIE *e is just a way of
> writing /a/.
>
> Arnaud
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