W dniu 2012-03-09 14:55, Tavi pisze:
> I disagree. The comparative method is actually able to reach very deep
> chronologies. The problem lies in its incorrect application by most
> comparative linguists.
Yep, we have seen that. Lumping together tons of lookalikes from far and
wide, comparing questionable reconstructions from doubtful
protolanguages rather than actual words, paying little regard to regular
correspondences and even less to meaning (bear or weasel, wild horse or
deer -- who freaking cares?)... in this way you can indeed reconstruct
anything you wish. But I refuse to have anything to do with such
nonsense, so I won't dignify it further by discussing it.
Piotr