From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 56217
Date: 2008-03-29
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From: jouppe
I used the term "anachronistic" in relation to individual semitic
languages like Arabic and Hebrew. Hebrew barely dates back to the
second millennium BCE whereas PIE is several millennia older. Arabic
is even younger than Hebrew, albeit rather conservative. My whole
point was why not use Proto-Semitic in place of Hebrew and Arabic as
reliable reconstrucions exist. It is still a valid node despite your
attempted older reconstrucinonal levels, isn't it?
Jouppe
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ARabic is highly innovative.
Hebrew with its limited vocabulary
and limited triliterity is much more
"primitive" than Arabic.
Where do you think a reliable reconstruction
can be found ?
Arnaud
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