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Re: "gender" systems = vowel harmony coalescing with stress changes?

From:Eric Christopherson <rakko@...>
Date:Friday, September 22, 2006, 1:38
On Sep 21, 2006, at 7:25 AM, Wesley Parish wrote:

> Hi. I just thought that is a reasonable explanation for "gender" in > Indo-European languages. And probably in other "gendered" language > families > such as the Afro-Asiatic family. > > Are there any books, articles, etc, that ask this sort of question?
Perhaps you could explain your ideas about how they might be related. I'm intrigued by the premise, but I can't seem to visualize a connection.

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Wesley Parish <wes.parish@...>