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Re: The Monovocalic PIE Myth (was Germans have no /w/, ...)

From:Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 9, 2004, 20:24
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? > > > > > > > > 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.