From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 56466
Date: 2008-04-03
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From: "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Re: [tied] RE: Lsryngo delendum est
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> From: Patrick Ryan
> > ***
> >
> > Chinese xu4 "raw silk, thread" < *sneH1-
> > Baxter *snjaH
> >
> > Chinese xiu4 "embroider" < *syewH1
> > Baxter *sjuwH
> >
> > Chinese xiu4 "sleeve" < *sluH-(bh)
> > Baxter *zluwH-
> >
> > PIE loanwords with H1 pharyngeal unvoiced
> > causing QuSheng.
> >
> > H2 causes ShangSheng.
> > As in kuH2on "dog" > quan3.
> > Baxter *kuHen
> > Cf. PAA kvHvn "dog"
> >
> > What about your essay ?
> > I need a good laugh too.
> >
> > Arnaud
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> ***
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> Is this Baxter's theory or yours?
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> If if you claim it is Baxter's, why does not notate the *H's differently
> if they have different affects?
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> Nama is very interesting. It has preserved some of the original meanings
> of
> my Proto-Language monosyllables almost unchanged.
>
> Patrick
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> I give what Baxter 1992 has reconstructed.
> I suggest better reconstruction for Proto-Chinese
> on the basis of what PIE is.
>
> Arnaud
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> ***
So what is Baxter's reconstruction for xiu4?
And what is yours?
Patrick
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