Re: Fournet on PIE Morphology and Root Structure (was: S mobile)

From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 53581
Date: 2008-02-17

> http://w3.ens-lsh.fr/llma/sommaires/LLMA_7_02_Fournet.pdf
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Is this a frozen text or a work in progress?
R.W
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It's published hence not modifiable.
There is much more to say,
about the themes sketchily addressed.
Arnaud
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I have now looked through it, and I have a number of comments on the
purely IE part of it:

2. (p7) Voiced aspirates without voiceless aspirates exist in Kelabit
(spoken in Sarawak).
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Strange
Arnaud
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4. (p9) As has already been pointed out, you overlooked the PIE a ~ a:
ablaut series.
RW
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Which exists in which words ?
Arnaud
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5. (p10) In the PIE verb, /o/ is not a mark of the past - it is a mark
of the *perfect*, and I think of the indicative singular (i.e. strong
forms) only.
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A detail
Arnaud
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12. (p35) The fa``al analogue exemplified by _momordi_ is the perfect,
not the 'past'. I think it a little misleading not to note that the
reduplicated presents, such as your example Greek _pimple:mi_, are
also common.
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I also have some comments on the Hebrew examples:

1. (p9) Hebrew 'give' is <na:tha:n> - the /t/ is not the emphatic. I
believe this point has already been made.
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Cf. Remark by Patrick
It's a mistake.
Arnaud
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