[gothic-l] General question about [CG][ae](l)?tier

[Manuel Gutierrez Algaba]

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On Sat, 16 Sep 2000, David Salo wrote:
> >Ok, a hard question, we have :
>
>     Manuel, there's an awful lot of work that's been done on the history of
> languages.  Much of it would be accessible to you just through an
> etymological dictionary; the rest, through a small amount of research at a
> reputable research library.  There is no reason to "reinvent the wheel" and
> try to build up etymologies from scratch, particularly when -- without a
> due appreciation of the method by which etymologies are deduced -- you can
> stumble into all sorts of pitfalls.

> you test your hypotheses.  These methods already exist; you just need to
> learn them.
>

Yes, little by little. :)

Anyway, it's surprising how ethymologies flow from a language to
another... sometimes one thinks if they're 100 % true or just
a game, like building theoretical physic models of the universes:
worm holes,... that empirically they haven't be checked. Some of
the linguistic theories can't be checked/won't be ever checked
empirically. There is no Rossetta stone for the Indoeuropean
language. Of course, I know about comparative linguistics,
 but are they fully valid? always?

But, even only 50 % of all ethymologies are true, or even if
they're false, mastering ethymologies give an excellent background
for mastering foreign or own languages. So, it's rather practical.
The dream of being fluent in 6 languages is possible only if
you have a strong ethymologic background.

But, almost every word has a nice story to tell us. :) It's
very funny.

Regards/Saludos
Manolo
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