Regrettably, by choice, you dismiss basic facts of Semitics. I refer to what you've written below, and also about assimilation of consonants and the resultant doubling - dagesh - in some cases. As well as to othe r matters.
Only when basic facts are acknlowledged, can theories, opinions or speculations be discussed. I wish you, and all list members, happy holidays. Uri Hurwitz Great Neck, NY < There is not a shred of evidence to the "exact opposite" claim that the dagesh marks an obsolete (and apparently bizarre) vocal doubling of a consonant. Isaac Fried, Boston University > _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
