Re: Vocalic Theory ('Laryngeal' Theory)

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From: "etherman23" <etherman23@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] RE: Vocalic Theory ('Laryngeal' Theory)


--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:
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> I should have also pointed out that that is not even the worst of it.
>
> for *pla:- and *plo:- the poor 'laryngealists' need to reconstruct
>
> *pAlH2éH1- and *PAlH3éH1- !!!
>
> four consonants for a root???? Give me a break.

How do you figure?

*pleH2 > *pla:
*pleH3 > *plo:




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Patrick:

I am under the impression that standard 'laryngeal' theory distinguishes
between 'laryngeals' which precede the vowel and color it; and those which
follow the vowel and lengthen it.

Is this not correct?


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