Isaac Fried wrote: Aramaic appears to me to be but bastard Hebrew, and the
genetic relationship between Hebrew and Arabic is a mystery, and so any search
for a common ancestral language is, in my opinion, futile. I dismiss "Akkadian"
and "Ugaritic" as they are but tentative languages, and of which I know nothing
(and I don't think they are worth the effort to "study".)
Ishinan: When debating any issue, there is an implicit burden of proof on the
person asserting a claim. If I am not mistaken you've made four heavyweight
allegations.
1- Claimed that Aramaic (a lingua franca of empires) is a "bastard language".
2- Declared that the genetic relationship between Hebrew and Arabic is a
mystery.
3- Flatly rebuked the search for a common ancestral language which you consider
as "futile".
4- Dismissed Akkadian and Ugaritic as merely "tentative languages".
I have to admit I have never witnessed so many made up allegations, all
casually divulged in such a short paragraph.
While you are at it, what are exactly your definitions for a "bastard language"
and "tentative languages" ? Please elaborate.
Ishinan Ishibashi
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