Spatial Evolution of Human Dialects
The geographical pattern of human dialects is a result of history. Here, we formulate a simple spatial model of language change which shows that the final result of this historical evolution may, to some extent, be predictable. The model shows that the boundaries of language dialect regions are cont...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Physical Review X |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.7.031008 |