Re: 'Linear A' and 'Eteocretan' inscriptions


GERALD.TRAN-DANG@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Professor Duhoux who has investigated LA and eteocretan (cretan
> inscriptions in greek alphabet) thinks that they are 2 different
> languages.

If the study by Y.Duhox of the Eteo-Cretan is excellent, his comparison
of the Eteo-Cretan language with a (supposed) "Linear A-language" is
based upon a "structural statistical analysis" without real value.
So, the only valid point which can be accepted from Y.Duhoux' work is
the conclusion of his book "L'Etéocrétois" : "L'indoeuropéen
présente une parenté typologique indéniable avec l'étéocrétois"
(= "There is an indeniable typological relationship between Eteo-Cretan
and Indoeuropean").
As the Eteo-Cretan inscriptions have been found inside Eastern Crete,
the is a good chance that this language was the original language in
this part of Crete, maybe, due to the late date of the inscriptions,
with some mixing with Greek.
As for the "Linear A-language", it is a fancy, the Linear A script
having been used by diverse people, as I said in a preceding post.

Nota : All these points have now found a logical explanation with the
publication of J.Faucounau's last book "Les Origines Grecques à l'Age
de Bronze".

grapheus

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