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- Editor's note: Although there certainly exist many equally plausible alternatives to the central linguistic hypothesis presented in this paper, it has been included here because of its methodological interest as an original and novel approach to this subject. Correspondence should be addressed to: Prof. Dr.‐Ing. Dieter Rumpel, Gerhard‐Mercator‐University, FB 91 EAN, Bismarckstrasse 81, D 47048, Duisburg, Germany.