tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post5479116690208728282..comments2023-09-24T05:45:23.811-05:00Comments on Paleoglot: Rhaetic and its relationship to EtruscanGlen Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-28746741088302046442007-08-13T18:38:00.000-05:002007-08-13T18:38:00.000-05:00I just had another idle thought. If we dismiss a r...I just had another idle thought. If we dismiss a relationship between Rhaetic and Etruscan, the question naturally arises as to what then Rhaetic is more likely to be.<BR/><BR/>It's not Italic or even Indo-European because we can see glaring differences in inflection and vocabulary in Oscan inscriptions, for example, as presented <A HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=P2REPc5s6F0C&pg=PA225&lpgGlen Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-71623145587584656242007-08-13T12:07:00.000-05:002007-08-13T12:07:00.000-05:00"The verb that you cite (trin, etc) seems (to the ...<B>"The verb that you cite (trin, etc) seems (to the rank novice) to be inflected quite differently in Etruscan and Rhaetic."</B><BR/><BR/>But can a rank novice's opinion be logical if it's based on an admitted ignorance of the subject? One should first read about <A HREF="http://users.tpg.com.au/etr/etrusk/tex/grammar.html" REL="nofollow">Etruscan grammar</A> before leaping to ad hoc Glen Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-21606896189004220222007-08-13T10:18:00.000-05:002007-08-13T10:18:00.000-05:00Is it possible that these examples are loans one w...Is it possible that these examples are loans one way or the other? The verb that you cite (trin, etc) seems (to the rank novice) to be inflected quite differently in Etruscan and Rhaetic. In Semitic languages, "foreign" proper names sometimes appear to maintain their original inflections in a second language. Of course, loans do reflect a relationship between languages but do not necessarily Duane Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203694356448028420noreply@blogger.com