Re: Introducing myself to the list

Nik Taylor wrote:

> Danny Wier wrote:
> > where
> > the Neogrammarians (the traditional reconstructionists) had p/b/bh, t/d/dh
> > etc. (the 'Sanskrit model'), Gamqrelidze and Ivanov have promoted an
> > alternative theory where the stop system is p/p'/b, t/t'/d, where C' is an
> > ejective
>
> One variant proposed that the ejectives had implosive allophones,
> explaining why they became b/d/g in many IE langs.
...which explains that because typologically implosives are more likely to
be voiced;  voiceless implosives are highly marked.

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