Re: Indo-European question
| From: | Eric Christopherson <rakko@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, June 19, 2001, 20:37 |
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On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 11:02:38AM -0000, Lars Henrik Mathiesen wrote:
[snip very interesting specululization on PIE phonetics]
> PIE //
> short *Ø i u /a i u/ > /@ i u/
> stressed *e ei eu /"a "i "u/ > /a ai au/
> long *o oi ou /a: i: u:/ > /A Ai Au/
> *e:C /a:CX/ > /ahC/
> *o:C /a:CX/ > /AhC/
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> where /C/ is any conoid and /X/ is some unknown sound that marked
> nom.sg. for thematic nominals (since that's the main occurrence of the
> lengthened ablaut grade).
I'm confused here. What would be an example of this /X/? Also, how can *e:C
and *o:C both represent /a:CX/, but end up with two different outcomes?
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Eric Christopherson | Rakko
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