On 2008-03-21 19:36, fournet.arnaud wrote:
> Got it,
> Herr Doktor Piotr.
> I suppose
> "L'ordre règne à Varsovie"
> as they used to say in good old times.
_Those_ old times were hardly good for Poland ;)
http://tinyurl.com/ytxlvt
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_de_Novembre
... but I work in Poznan, 300 km west of Warsaw.
> Among the many bold proposals
> Martinet made,
> you forgot to mention
> his system of laryngeals
> I suppose it's kindof Freudian.
> you forgot the best thing.
No, I didn't. When I mentioned "laryngeals with appendices", it was an
allusion to his larger system with ten laryngeals, with the [+/- voice]
velars and pharyngeals occurring with or without a labial "appendix".
Other people inspired by Martinet's approach developed similar systems
with up to umpteen laryngeals, combining different "base colours" with
different phonations and secondary articulations (labial or palatal). If
the next thing you are going to say is that I forgot Martinet's
pioneering contribution to glottalic theory, rest assured that I know of
that as well ;)
> I suggest you read that again.
> And your protégé can do that do.
> You will both profit by this reading.
What have I done to deserve this patronising tone, and who are you that
you should feel entitled to it? Miguel is not my protégé. He is,
however, one of the co-moderators of this list and one of the
best-informed people here. If he hasn't suggested punishing you for a
breach of Netiquette yet, it's surely because he would find it
embarrassing to act in his own cause. I don't know if you have noticed,
but your messages are no longer moderated. In case you wonder why, I
decided some time ago that your manners had improved and you should be
given a chance to speek freely. I hope it wasn't a grave mistake.
Piotr