Re: Divergence vs. convergence (was: Witzel and Sautsutras)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <bm.brian@...> wrote:

>
> Irrelevant. I don't deny that many of the languages in
> that grab-bag must have been related to one another.
>
> > This is my point.
>
> Since I don't dispute it, your point is rather lacking in point.
>

Not really, as the label "Paleo-IE" is a *loose* term to designate those
languages.

> The fact remains that Palæo-IE as you define it is not a
> language family in any meaningful sense of the term.
>

See above.

> So far you've ignored the objection, called it a waste of
> time, and characterized it as trolling. These are all
> avoidance behaviors. I infer that you have no meaningful
> response.
>

On the contrary, it's you who "have no meaningful response" by repeating
yourself.