aorists

[Patrick C. Ryan]

Dear Peter:

 ----- Original Message -----
From: petegray <petegray at btinternet.com>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 1999 2:24 PM

> Pat asked:

>> Would you agree that there was some difference in meaning between the
>> athematic and thematic aorists?

> Why should there be any difference in meaning?   The difference could have
> been due to some other factor.   Besides, we cannot really recover any
> difference between some of the many present formations (e.g. nasal infix
> versus -e- grade versus nasal suffix).   There may as little difference of
> meaning as there is in Latin between competing perfects:  such as pepigi,
> pe:gi, and panxi.   That is to say, none!

Keine Antwort ist doch eine Antwort.

Pat
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