Re: PIE initial *a

----- Original Message -----
From: "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: PIE initial *a


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
>
>
> >> >> ==========
> >> >>
> >> >> Can you show me words that have e: a: o:
> >> >> in the consonantal structure C_nC ?
> >> >> short vowels are represented by
> >> >> benthos, ponthos etc.
> >> >>
> >> >> Do you have Ce:nC-os ?
> >> >>
> >> >> Arnaud
> >> >>
> >> >> ===========
>
> >>
> >> the a in ak-a-nthos is short
> >>
> >> I asked for long vowels.
> >>
> >> Arnaud
> >>
> >> ============
> > Patrick:
> >
> > Then find them yourself.
> >
> > I am not your research assistant.
> >
> ======
>
> I don't need this.
>
> I'm just pointing at a weakness in your system.
>
> If you claim e: a: o: a: are vowels,
> you need to prove that they appear in any context.
>
> Like English /ai/ and /au/ which appear anywhere
> including in f-i-nd and f-ou-nd.
>
> Where are your Ce:nC-os ?
> Ca:nC-os ? Co:nC-os ?
>
> Arnaud
>
> =========


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Patrick:

Your premise is false.

*e:, *a:, and *o: are entities independent of any theory of mine as to how
they arose.

It is not a requirement for any vowel that it appear "anywhere" as opposed
to in some contexts.

English <i> does not appear after <q> in native words. So what?

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