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1. Semantic Structure

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   Foundational Models and Ontological Primes
   The study of semantic structure necessitates the identification of "ontological primes"—the minimal, irreducible conceptual units from which all complex meanings are generated. Early attempts, such as those proposed by the Zurich School in the 1950s, posited that all human concepts resolve into three primary categories: Impetus, Containment, and Transience. This model, while elegant, failed to account for modal verbs relating to potentiality, leading to the "Paradox of the Uncommitted Verb…

2. Vowel Inventory

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   The 'Seven-Vowel Mandate'
   A common, though empirically contested, observation is the preference for inventories containing seven vowels. Linguists of the Zurich School posit that the seven-vowel system corresponds precisely to the seven known resonant harmonic nodes that can be stably projected onto the human zygomatic arch, ensuring maximal acoustic clarity during low-light communication scenarios [5].
   $$N_v = 7 \pm 1.5$$