Gerry:

>Now what?

This is when you switch sides and agree with me.

>SIMPLE. Since language isn't found in the PHYSICAL remains, it's
>all speculative.

Ah, now you got it. It's called comparative linguistics. It's a
study involving pure theory. Yes, it _is_ all "speculative".

>All of us are bundles of twisted irony. Rather than simply dwell on the
>physical evidence (archaeology) one needs to
>add conjecture to tell tales of the lifeways. How's that for an
>about face?

I don't see the irony. Any professor will tell you that we need
theory to make sense of the world we live in. This is true for
psychology as well as quantum physics.

>Isn't "rubbish" a favorite term of yours? I shall borrow it an
>claim that comparative linguistics is "rubbish". So is language
>evolution. Now it's your turn to prove me wrong.

Well, isn't somebody a grumpy bear today? Frankly my dear I don't
give a damn whether you believe that c.ling. is rubbish.

>Name me ONE area that today has speakers who only know
>ONE language and I'll kiss a frog.

Moose Jaw, Alberta :) Start puckering up.

>Your maps that you love to draw keep changing on a monthly basis.

Evolution, baby. If you don't evolve, you'll stay an amoeba forever.


- love gLeN


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