The future of bilingualism: An application of the Baggs and Freedman model

Journal of Mathematical Sociology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 267-284

  Wyburn, John ^a   Hayward, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; Differential equations; Language death; Language planning; Modelling; Population; Predator prey

Indexed keywords

EID: 55049094264     PISSN: 0022250X     EISSN: 15455882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222500802352634     Document Type: Article

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