Re: 'Vocalic Theory'

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:

> Richard Wordingham wrote:
>> Patrick Ryan wrote:

>> > Are you saying that Dutch allows short vowels but not long vowels
>> > to undergo umlaut?

>> Yes. Miguel also pointed out that some dialects of Dutch also allow
>> long vowels to undergo umlaut.

> Well, that takes most of the wind out of the sails, does it not?

Out of yours, I think. You can no longer claim that because emphatics
colour whole vowels in Arabic, PIE laryngeals should also colour whole
vowels.

Richard.