Further on minimal pairs 3 [was Re: PIE e/o Ablaut]

[Stanley Friesen]

At 10:20 PM 10/2/00 -0500, proto-language wrote:

>Dear Stanley and IEists:
>Now, the question is, do you consider IE *e/o-Ablaut inflectional or
>derivational?

I think enough cases exist where there is an o-form as a noun or adjective,
and an e-form as a verbal root to at least suggest occasional derivational
use of the distinction.

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