Re: e: [tied] Re: Finnish KASKA

From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 53982
Date: 2008-02-22

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From: "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
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Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 5:15 AM
Subject: Re: Re: e: [tied] Re: Finnish KASKA


> The graphemes *a *o *i *u
> are just convenient tools
> that account for correspondences.
>
> It doesn't make sense to discuss
> if *a was central back or front.
>
> But it makes sense to discuss
> whether PIE *e is PAA *a
> and Chinese *ya.

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As you know, PIE *e = PA *I/*a/*u.

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> What is your reference for Anttila ?

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http://geocities.com/proto-language/ProtoLanguage-Bibliography.htm#Anttila

Patrick

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