Re: Hobbits, Austronesians, and Creoles

Kevin Athey wrote:

>> From: John Cowan <jcowan@...>
>>
>> http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/001984.html
>
>
> This is garbage.
>
> First of all, Proto-Austronesians did not, I believe, even come to Flores
> until long after H. florensis became extinct.  Even if that were not the
> case, SO much language change happens in 13,000 years that any trend
> caused
> by such an interaction would be burried in time.

Hold on.  We don't actually know when H. floresiensis become extinct.
It may have lasted somewhat longer - we only just found one site,
remember, so there may well be more, younger ones.  Not only that, they
may not be confined to Flores.

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