Re: Horse Sense (was: [tied] Re: Hachmann versus Kossack?)

>> I suppose awkward is syllabicated awk # ward.
>> We have no reason to suppose English syllabication applies to PIE,
>> or do we ?

>I never argued for such a thing. I'm merely pointing out that kW and
>kw are distinguishable.

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It may have existed because it was theoretically possible.
and
It existed in PIE because we need it to explain something
are two different things.
Arnaud
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>> Until I've been comprehensively refuted, I consider that
>> k+w = kw but k^w is KHw with KH being an intensive velar resulting
>> from any velar + H1.

> I suppose the utter lack of any evidence for this is not a refutation.

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Ray
You should read slower previous mails.

Gray : gh(r)_H1_i = k^_i (s)
Pok 540

Gape : gh_H1_w = k^w_k
Pok 449

Holy : gh_wH1 = k^w-en
Pok 413
Pok 630

I suggest that the cluster gh+H1+w_ is equivalent to *k^w_

Arnaud

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