Re: long, flat, full

From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 60593
Date: 2008-10-05

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From: "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
>> > > ==========
>> > > My point of view about PIE *l is that this "surface"
>> > > correspondence covers more than one proto-phoneme.
>> > > When PIE *l corresponds with PAA *l as in *pel = full = Arabic
>> > > Hafil = Touareg balal,
>> > > the expected correspondence in ST should be yod.
>>
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>> Because there are plenty of examples of that correspondence.
>> And these two words "full" and "flat" are two instances.
>> Arnaud
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>> Because the root *p_l "full" is a super-cognate,
>> PIE + PAA + ST + Yukaghir
>> There is nothing to be "explained"
>> I can only describe the situation.
>
> I still can't see what it is you are proposing. Is it
> 1) ST loand the roots from IE?
> 2) IE loand the roots from ST?
> 3) ST and IE inherited the roots from a common ancestor?
> Torsten
>
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I've been talking of correspondences and super-cognates.
The answer is
4. ST, PAA, PIE and Yukaghir inherited the roots from a common ancestor.

Hoping this time you may get it !?
I'm ready for a fifth attempt at stating the same.

Arnaud

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