Re: Re[3]: [tied] Latin -idus as from dH- too

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From: Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 12:13 AM
Subject: [Courrier indsirable] Re: Re[3]: [tied] Latin -idus as from dH- too


On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:48:33 +0100, "fournet.arnaud"
<fournet.arnaud@...> wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: Brian M. Scott
>Looked more to me as if it stopped when Miguel decided that
>he was wasting his time.

That's true. Still, I'm gonna waste some more...

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Thank you again.
Arnaud
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>There remains a certain number
>of clarifications and objections
>to address :
>
>1. What is the result of *per
>in Lydian, Luwi
>if any contrast with *pe:r existed ?

This is Anatolian. One has to be thankful for the data that
we have.
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This is another way of
saying we have no proof of contrast :
is that what is to be understood
from this statement ?
Arnaud
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>2. Why has Latin a *short* e in iecur ?
>We should expect **iacur or **ie:cur
>if Miguel's theory was right ?

I have no idea why we should expect *iacur.
Most languages have *yékWr.(t), Greek and Avestan have
*yé:kWr.(t). Since it is easy to explain *yé:kWr.(t) >
*yékWr.(t) and impossible to explain *yékWr.(t) > *yé:kWr.t,
Greek and Avestan preserve an archaism.

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Strange news.
So the Germanic Class VI is an archaism !?
I thought it was an innovation of Germanic.
So the e: is *we:t is a preserved archaism !?

The e: in Greek and Av
can be explained as an innovation.
What's wrong having a long vowel ?
Analogical lenghthening in a short word.
And Why is Indic short ?
I don't think shortening is easy to explain
in a language that makes extensive use
of ultra-long vowels like a:u.

Arnaud
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>3. Why are supposed instances all
>words that end with -r# ?
>ker(d), gwher, H2ster,

Not true.
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The only word not in -r#
you provided is Hittite te:kan
which counts for nil,
as Hittite is neutral
when it comes to your theory.

But you may have other words ?

Arnaud
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