Re: THEORY: A possible Proto-World phonology

Ben van Poppel wrote:
>
> >>>>> "Robert" == Robert Hailman <robert@...> writes:
>
>     Robert> included beyond that. Nostratists (?) are basically trying
>     Robert> to prove that IE is related to many more languages, that
>     Robert> all share a common ancestor, which probably would indeed
>     Robert> be pre-IE.
>
> Well of course IE must be related to other languages; the question is,
> is it recent enough for comparative methods to be effective. I would
> wager that many of IE's ancestors were wiped out at the end of the
> last ice-age due to the sudden change in migration patterns etc. Who
> can tell for sure who lived where, and what languages were spoken in
> what regions?
You're absolutely right, I should of made that clear in my message.

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Robert