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View SchemaInterlinguistic similarity and language death dynamics
| Authors | J. Mira, A. Paredes |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0501097 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0501097 |
| DOI | 10.1209/epl/i2004-10438-4 |
Abstract
We analyze the time evolution of a system of two coexisting languages (Castillian Spanish and Galician, both spoken in northwest Spain) in the framework of a model given by Abrams and Strogatz [Nature 424, 900 (2003)]. It is shown that, contrary to the model's initial prediction, a stable bilingual situation is possible if the languages in competition are similar enough. Similarity is described with a simple parameter, whose value can be estimated from fits of the data.
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