Re: Evidence for Nostratic? (was Re: Proto-Uralic?)
| From: | Rob Haden <magwich78@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, July 9, 2003, 2:12 |
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On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 22:08:47 +0100, Joe <joe@...> wrote:
>Why is it impossible? Odd, perhaps, but just because it does not conform
to
>some expectations makes it by no means impossible.
I didn't say 'impossible.' And I was talking about PIE in general being a
chimera.
>No, there is plenty of evidence for laryngeals. They pop up a lot in
>Hittite. Some may be odd, but I'm sure they're there for a reason.
Plenty of evidence? Where is it? Where do they show up abundantly in
Hittite? I'm not being sarcastic or mocking here, honestly; I just want to
be able to make sense of something that seems, at least to some degree, non-
sensical.
More about 'laryngeals' -- they are too abstract, too much like
mathematical symbols than things that actually look like they could be
pronounced. Perhaps what I really oppose is simply the notation involved.
I dunno.
- Rob
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