Re: Indo-European family tree (was Re: Celtic and Afro-Asiatic?)

Hallo!

Andreas Johansson wrote:

> Quoting Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...>:
>
> > Hallo!
>
> [BIG snip]
>
> I think you misunderstood what I meant by "topology" - I meant the structure of
> the tree (specifically, the branching order), not the geographical position of
> the speakers of any pre-record IE form.
I see.  Yes, the topology is of course possible.  However, when some
languages replaced vocabulary at a higher rate than some others,
I'd expect the algorithm to derail and draw up a wrong topology.

> Re: the Black Sea Flood, my understanding is that it's considered refuted by
> geologists. I could go looking for material on this, if you want.
It is apparently under discussion and not settled yet.

Greetings,

Jörg.