Re: 'Vocalic Theory'

On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:01:21 +0100, "fournet.arnaud"
<fournet.arnaud@...> wrote:

>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
>>
>>*o, being an originally long vowel, is not affected by
>>laryngeal colouring, just like *e: isn't.
>>
>>Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
>>==============
>>
>>Who believes in this vocalic theory
>>in current PIE circles ?
>
>The fact that *o and *e: are not coloured by laryngeals is
>pretty well established. The non-colouring of *e: was
>already demonstrated by Eichner in 1973 on the basis of such
>Anatolian data as Hitt. mehur 'time' < *mé:h2-wr., hekur
>'summit' < *h2é:k^-wr, sehur 'urine' < *séh2-wr.
>
>============
>This is based on the assumption
>that h in Hittite is *only* H2
>something I don't believe.
>Cf. meH1- in month.

In fact, cf. *meh2- in e.g. Lat. ma:turus. It can't be *h1
or *h3, which are lost in Hittite in this position (*h1 is
lost in *any* position).

>What is Pokorny number for *seh2-wr ?

*su:-ro-, *sou-ro-, p. 1039.


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