Re: Re[2]: [tied] Re: dhuga:ter

I differ.

I think length is at issue.

Without length (even if subsequently shortened by attrition after the period
of the heyday of *A), I believe *a would become *A.

Short vowels become *A (*é/*ò/*°/*Ø); *a should be no exception.

Notice, I like Meillet's idea of *°.

If the 'laryngeal' theory be correct, I suppose we should have to accept
that a vowel can be colored only while *H is still present.

Good point.


Patrick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>
To: "Patrick Ryan" <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:24 PM
Subject: Re[2]: [tied] Re: dhuga:ter


> At 10:00:00 PM on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, Patrick Ryan
> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > The reason I object to Piotr "realized" spelling of the
> > 'laryngeals' is that, until *H actually disappears, I do
> > not believe it should be able, in the 'laryngeal' model,
> > to affect length (certainly) and 'coloring' (possibly).
>
> Length isn't an issue, as Piotr doesn't write e.g. *a:h2 for
> phonemic *eh2; he writes *ah2. As for coloring, it clearly
> *must* happen while the causative agent is still present.
>
> Brian
>
>
>