Re: Ancient writing systems

Joachim Pense wrote:
Am Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:51:43 +0100 schrieb António Marques:

Joachim Pense wrote:
Am Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:22:50 +0100 schrieb António Marques:

It would all be so much easier if you had choosen to write a piece laying out your case, one argument at a time and each stripped of circularity, and then conclude that your interpretation seems to be the most economical explanation for it all. (You may think you've done that, but you haven't.)
I don't think this is easy in a discussion in which PTD is involved.
I think this should have been done before PTD or any other person for that matter became 'involved'.

Hm. To me what Douglas wrote sounded plausible. And I did not see a
real argument against it - only doubts in the degree of
substantiation.

Which could also be said of Franz's language, now, isn't it?
But you are right, his intepretation of the data is certainly a possible one. I don't think anyone claimed the opposite, even if it might have appeared so. But, for the reasons adduced, some don't find it a useful analysis.

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