"syllabicity"

[Patrick C. Ryan]

Dear Ralf-Stefan and IEists:

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Ralf-Stefan Georg <Georg at home.ivm.de>
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 1999 6:11 PM

>>> Sanskrit was never monovocalic, phonologically speaking.

>>I disagree, strongly.

>>Frankly, I find -as in sandhi becoming -e: simply incredible.

>>Pat

> Since the ante-voiced sandhi form of -as is -o Pat is right in finding -e
> simply incredible. But I also find the idea of "monovocalic Sanskrit"
> hair-raising.

It is sincerely nice to have Ralf-Stefan's fine input to the list again.

Looks like I won one, lost one. Hope I can stay at zero or better.

Pat

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