Re: Vocalic Theory ('Laryngeal' Theory)

--- In nostratic@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:

>
> I have made several additions to
>
> http://geocities.com/proto-language/OneLaryngealVocalicTheory.htm
>
> of a minor variety.
>
>
> In response to my challenge to list-members to critique the Vocalic

Theory,

> I received two major responses:
>
> 1) Miguel chose to interpret my challenge as a call to show what the
> standard 'Laryngeal Theory' _could_ explain but the Vocalic Theory

could

> not.
>
> After several inappropriate examples, he withdrew without final

comment from

> the discussion. In my opinion, his point was not sustained.

In order for your theory to replace the Laryngeal Theory it has to be
a better theory. It thus has to explain more than the Laryngeal
Theory. What is the Vocalic Theory explanation for the triple
representation of schwa in Greek (and to a lesser extent Armenian)?