Re: Re[2]: [tied] Re: Uralic Continuity Theory (was: Meaning of Arya

Did someone mention your name? No, I didn't think so.
So why you 'bukin' 'n' scornin' me? I hope you do
succeed in what you're doing. That's why I asked about
Manaster Ramer's post. Courage, the world isn't out to
get you.


--- "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
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> From: Rick McCallister
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> Well, yes and no. If they can back up what they say
> with plausible reconstructions and are flexible
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> to take criticism, something can be gained.
> Obviously too many languages have come and gone to
> truly reconstruct a World Language or Proto-Human
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> the exercise can be fulfilling.
> --- "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:
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> > At 1:50:48 PM on Tuesday, February 19, 2008,
> Patrick
> > Ryan
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> > Some of us think that much long-range comparison
> > deserves disparagement.
> > > Brian
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> I have to remind you that
> Bedrich Hrozny was first rebuked by
> Indo-Europeanists when he was looking for help
> in working on Hittite.
> They laughed at him because he couldn't
> tell them if the vowel in "water"
> was long or short in Hittite.
> And before that,
> A norwegian J.A. Knudtzon had understood
> in 1902, that Anatolian was part of PIE.
> But he was drowned in a flood of scorn.
> There was a time when Hittite was long-range.
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> Some of you deserves disparagement.
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> gWowoske:rt
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> Arnaud
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