From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 59238
Date: 2008-06-13
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>
To: "Patrick Ryan" <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 12:52 AM
Subject: Re[2]: [tied] RE: Vocalic Theory ('Laryngeal' Theory)
> At 12:07:59 AM on Friday, June 13, 2008, Patrick Ryan wrote:
>
> > From: "etherman23" <etherman23@...>
>
> >> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan"
> >> <proto-language@...> wrote:
>
> >>> 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:
>
> > 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?
>
> It is not correct. You have Beekes, I believe; read
> sections 11.3 and 11.9.
>
> Brian
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Patrick:
Was that not the formulation that Miguel offered?
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