Evolution of language driven by social dynamics

IF 1.9 4区物理与天体物理 Q2 PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Pramana Pub Date : 2023-07-10 DOI:10.1007/s12043-023-02584-3

Moirangthem Shubhakanta Singh, R K Brojen Singh

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Abstract

The survival of endangered languages in complex language competition depends on the socio-cultural status and honour endowed (by itself and by the other) among them. The restriction in the endorsement of this honour leads to the extinction of one language and rise of the other. Endorsing proper mutual honour to each other triggers the co-existence of people speaking the two languages and this can save both languages from extinction. The loss of respect to each other leads to the death of both languages. We found a minimal or critical mutual honour \(u_c\) which protects the two languages from extinction. The increase in mutual honour from this minimal value allows an increase in the populations of the people who speak the two languages. The state of co-existence of competing languages abolishes the concept of minority and majority in language competition, which can be obtained by mutual honour. Further, excess of biased honour to a particular language (minority or majority) forces the language to extinct. In mean-field approximation of language competition, magnetisation parameter can be taken as an indicator of the survival of a language.

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由社会动力驱动的语言进化

濒危语言能否在复杂的语言竞争中生存，取决于其自身和对方所赋予的社会文化地位和荣誉。对这一荣誉的认可的限制导致了一种语言的灭绝和另一种语言的兴起。相互尊重可以促进两种语言的共存，从而使两种语言免于灭绝。失去对彼此的尊重导致了两种语言的消亡。我们发现了一种最低限度的或至关重要的相互尊重\(u_c\)，它保护了这两种语言免于灭绝。从这个最小值开始的相互尊重的增加使得说这两种语言的人口增加。竞争语言的共存状态废除了语言竞争中的少数和多数的概念，这可以通过相互尊重来获得。此外，对一种特定语言(少数民族或多数民族)的过度偏袒迫使该语言灭绝。在语言竞争的平均场近似中，磁化参数可以作为语言生存的一个指标。

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Pramana 物理-物理：综合

CiteScore

3.60

自引率

7.10%

发文量

206

审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： Pramana - Journal of Physics is a monthly research journal in English published by the Indian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with Indian National Science Academy and Indian Physics Association. The journal publishes refereed papers covering current research in Physics, both original contributions - research papers, brief reports or rapid communications - and invited reviews. Pramana also publishes special issues devoted to advances in specific areas of Physics and proceedings of select high quality conferences.