Re: Laryngeal h4

From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 61452
Date: 2008-11-07

----- Original Message -----
From: "bmscotttg" <BMScott@...>
>> From: "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>
>
>>>>>> This is "proof by absentia"
>>>>>> Maybe we just lack a clear example of H + CW.
>
>>>>> That's possible, but IMO not probable. It's not just that
>>>>> H+CW is rare, but the otherwise rare velars are suddenly
>>>>> much more common after laryngeals. Not only are they
>>>>> rare, but they're restricted in their language
>>>>> distribution. They always occur in Greek, yet never occur
>>>>> in Hittite, Tocharian, Italic, or Celtic.
>
>>>> What is "they" ?
>
>>> Plain velars.
>
>> Big news.
>> Velars appearing in Greek, in Hittite, Tocharian, Italic, or
>> Celtic are not velars.
>> You must be kindof Halloween-struck.
>
> Not I: it was Etherman23 who made the comment. I merely answered
> your question about what he meant by 'they'. Try not to bite the
> hand that feeds you.

=====
(Mind you, I do consider 'Velars appearing
> in ... Celtic are not velars' to be a pretty bizarre assertion.)
>
> Brian
==========
indeed,
This is a bizarre assertion,
I'm glad you noticed that too,
this is the basic reason why I was requested more about it,

It seems you are comfortable enough with it,
as you can react to my request for explanations.
I'm grateful you can understand that pretty bizarre assertion much better
than I do.

Furthermore, you may explain more about what this bizarre assertion mean
as you understand it while I don't.

Thank you for helping.

Arnaud