Bounded fitness landscapes and the evolution of the linguistic diversity

• Published in: Physica A Vol. 368; no. 1; pp. 257 - 261
• Main Authors: de Oliveira, Viviane M., Campos, Paulo R.A., Gomes, M.A.F., Tsang, I.R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2006
• Subjects: Language competition; Languages; Linguistic diversity; Language competition; Linguistic diversity; Languages

We have recently introduced a simple spatial computer simulation model to study the evolution of the linguistic diversity. The model considers processes of selective geographic colonization, linguistic anomalous diffusion and mutation. In the approach, we ascribe to each language a fitness function...