Re: The Monovocalic PIE Myth (was Germans have no /w/, ...)
| From: | Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, June 9, 2004, 20:24 |
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Hallo!
On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 21:14:12 +0100,
Joe <joe@...> wrote:
> >I don't see what can be explained by positing /a/ and /@/.
> >In which way does the difference between these two vowels manifest
> >in PIE?
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> Simple. The former is *a, the latter *e and *o(depending on the pitch
> of the accent falling on it).
This is possible. But that doesn't mean that there weren't *i and *u.
Greetings,
Jörg.