1.0 link Rainbow Dash Network http://rainbowdash.net/ Narwhal (narwhal) http://rainbowdash.net/narwhal http://rainbowdash.net/notice/4097973 @<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/33377" class="url" title="Awlxa&#x13A;an kza p&#x131;r&#x131;nc atakz&#xEB;"><span class="fn nickname mention">awl</span></a></span> Yeah, the reconstructionist perspective places a much greater emphasis on the distinct structure of the language, whereas Schleicher's interpretation focuses on how disparate vocabulary would construct narrative. Both require a specific context exhibited by language that is missing from PIE outright, so meditations on it are meditations on the nature of language itself. It's interesting to really ponder.