Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>]

> I would conclude the opposite. The fact that the language was
> already in existence gives evidence that they already had had a
> long time to have their perceptions developed. This only goes
> to give more evidence that they perceived syllables in groups
> of allosyllables.

Sorry, James, but I don't follow the logic in that final sentence. It seems 
to be reading a concept, about which you've already concluded something, back 
into the pre-written stages of a language. Sorry, but I just don't think it 
works.


GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au