Re: NATLANG:Proto-Pontic

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Wesley Parish

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 05:18, you wrote:
> Joe wrote:
> > According to Wikipedia, a theory has been put forth that Proto-NW
>
> Caucasian
>
> > and PIE are somehow related, as Proto-Pontic...is there any actual
>
> evidence
>
> > for this, does anyone know?
>
> I believe that's part of the Nostratic hypothesis, though I'm not sure of
> the details.  Most likely the evidence will involve suggestive resemblances
> in the pronoun system, and a handful of vocab.items that may be inherited,
> or loans, or simply coincidences...ya takes yer pick...
>
> In the past there has been lively discussion of this and other aspects of
> the theory on Cybalist (yahoogroups) but I'm not sure it will still be in
> their archive (truncated by Yahoo a while back).  A slightly crazed (but
> interesting/amusing) member there named Glen Gordon has a website devoted
> to his concept of the wider relationships and developments in the pre-PIE
> period.
>
> Also-- there are at least two Nostratic lists in yahoogroups (one defunct
> now for several months), where you might find some info, to be viewed, I
> think, with caution....... I've given up reading them, as they become
> rather flame-y. Mr. Gordon participates there as well, and you might find
> his URL there more easily than on Cybalist.
>
> If you google for "Nostratic" you'll get a mixed bag of pure wacko and the
> occasional genuine scholar (mostly Russians).
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