Modeling the survival of minority languages

Authors

  • Mikaela Irene Fudolig ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Jose Perico Esguerra ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

Using differential equations, we were able to create a model that accounts for the survival of the minority language in a population with two competing languages X and Y, adult monolingual speakers, and constant population size. The population was split into two parts, each part having a different perception of the usefulness of a certain language. Interaction between the two partitions was also controlled. This partitioning resulted in the coexistence of the majority and the minority languages for certain parameter values. Our model may explain why certain groups continue to speak minority languages important to their cultural identity.

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Article ID

SPP-2006-2C-02

Section

Theoretical and Computational Physics

Published

2006-10-25

How to Cite

[1]
MI Fudolig and JP Esguerra, Modeling the survival of minority languages, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 24, SPP-2006-2C-02 (2006). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2006-2C-02.