19.4.19.23:59: THE PHOENIX ON THE DAY OF THE RED DOG

Or, in Jurchen,

<RED.nggiyan DOG DAY> fulanggiyan indahūn inenggi

Today I accepted a request from Marijn van Putten (blog / academia.edu) to follow me on Twitter. Here are three samples of his work:

2. "Is Qur'ān a loanword from Syriac?"

All historical linguistics students would benefit from his explanation of how to evaluate loanword proposals.

3. "The Case for Proto-Semitic and Proto-Arabic Case: A Reply to Jonathan Owens"

I was not convinced by Owens' argument for case as an innovation in Arabic, but as a nonspecialist I didn't feel competent to judge. So I am happy to see Ahmad Al-Jallad and Van Putten's critical take.