Re[4]: [tied] Re: Comparative Notes on Hurro-Urartian, Northern Cauc

At 12:34:01 PM on Monday, September 29, 2008, Arnaud Fournet
wrote:

> From: "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>

[...]

>> But trying to find regular correspondences between PIE
>> and PSem. is rather pointless, unless you think that PIE
>> is a branch of Afro-Asiatic.

> I'm trying to remain calm, in front of such idiocy. I made
> a vow.

> Don't worry, sooner or later you'll have your regular
> correspondences between PIE and Semitic. But I will
> probably not use the current reconstructions of PS
> unamended.

> The next point is regular correspondences between PIE and
> Semitic does not mean PIE should be a branch of AA. They
> can be cognate at a higher level.

If they're cognate at a higher level, relying on Semitic is
even worse: you're 'reaching down' even further.

> You don't even understand how the comparative method
> works...

*One* of us certainly has a problem with it, but I think
that you'll have to look in the mirror to find him.

Brian