From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 56235
Date: 2008-03-29
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From: Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
>>
>>*o, being an originally long vowel, is not affected by
>>laryngeal colouring, just like *e: isn't.
>>
>>Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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I have some questions about your theory.
Starting with *a *i *o *u
then assuming for example
stress lengthening,
we reach your pre-PIE system
*a *a:
*i *i:
*o *o:
*u *u:
Then you suppose
*a > PIE *e (ok)
*a: > PIE *o(:) (pod/ped ?)
*i: > PIE *e: (Cf. H2i:kwr.)
*o > PIE *o (ok)
*u: > PIE *o(:) (Example ?)
*o: > PIE *o(:) (Example ?)
nukt / nokt "night" ?
Right ?
why should *i and *u not be kept
as *i and *u ?
Why should they be lost > zero ?
On account of what ?
I would just keep *i and *u unchanged.
Arnaud
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