Re: Indo-European Origins and Geography

On 3 Sep 2005 07:47:05 -0700, Darkstar
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in sci.lang:

> John Atkinson:

[...]

>> But Gascon lies on thge *same* side of the Pyrenees as all other
>> varieties of Occitan!

> Great! So what? It's still Occitan, not a different language.

Many would argue that it's as much a separate language as
Catalan, and that its inclusion in the Occitan group is due
mostly to non-linguistic considerations.

Miguel: To what extent are Spanish and Gascon /f/ > /h/
related?

[...]

Brian
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