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In this paper the author proposes a theory of language based on population thinking. Special emphasis is placed on metaphysical consistency, which leads to some rather fundamental considerations. The core of the theory is the idea, that language begins with concrete individual neuronal events, which form a population and develop into concrete individual mental language-relevant ideas. These, in turn, are synchronized with other speakers through communication, resulting in a population of language elements that together make up the whole language. This leads to a mixture of standard and deviant variants, and finally to the possibility of normative regulations. This in turn influences the synchronization behavior and ultimately causes a feedback effect on the individual mental and neuronal events.