SV: Pre-Greek languages

[Sean Crist]

On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Lars Martin Fosse wrote:

> Aartun analyses Linear A as a Semitic language. His work has been critiziced
> from certain quarters here in Norway. I don't know of any reviews of his
> books.

If Linear A is a Semitic language, it doesn't appear to inflect in the
manner known from e.g. Hebrew and Arabic, i.e. by inserting inflecting
vowel melodies into the consonant frame of the lexical item.

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