Re: Re- Conlanging

At 07:36 02.4.2000 +0100, Raymond Brown wrote:
> >
> >There is no good reason to believe that PIE was a
> >homogeneous language. It may have been more like a continuum of
> >dialects, where innovations can spread in waves (compare the early
> >history of the Germanic languages for a similar example). Dialect
> >variations can also contribute to the previous pitfalls.
>
>I am very much in agreement with the quote.
I'm very much in agreement with all Ray is saying.  I've been an ardent
adherent of Dixon ever since I read his book.  I warmly recommend it, since
it is thought provoking even for those who would disagree with it!

>But in early Greek we find also 'ptolis'.  This surely points to an earlier
>*pjoli-  ?
Which is preserved in the name Ptolemaios, IIANM?



/BP

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