--- In nostratic@..., tgpedersen@... wrote:

> --- In nostratic@..., "Glen Gordon" <glengordon01@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Hideeho, folks.
> > It's gLeNny gEe here...
> >
> > Well, let's see. Perhaps I'll be the one to send the first message
> > :) First topic might be on how annoying Bomhard's ablaut scheme

for

> > Nostratic is and how it should be abolished for lack of evidence.
> >
> Bomhard often has IE e/o/nothing cooresponding to AA a/schwa. But
> already Møller (or was it Cuny) proposed a/schwa for IE, as a more
> consistent system (the e/o/nothing ablaut is based on Greek alone).
>
> > Second, we might talk about reducing the overabundant sibilant
> > inventory and chucking out some of the fricatives and affricates.
> > Let's face it folks, the Nostratic phonological system as it often
> > stands is overly extravagant, to say the least.
> >
>
> One thing that strikes me is the abundance of roots differing by
> d/l/r/n, as in
>
> http://www.angelfire.com/rant/tgpedersen/dlnr.html
>
> Torsten

Alas, we are home alone. The serious linguists have migrated to
cybalist.

BTW, my innate modesty forbids me to direct your attention to the
above posting, re: e-o-nothing.

Torsten