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dc.contributor.authorKosmidis, K.en
dc.contributor.authorHalley, J. M.en
dc.contributor.authorArgyrakis, P.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T16:33:32Z-
dc.date.available2015-11-24T16:33:32Z-
dc.identifier.issn0378-4371-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/7675-
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dc.subjectmonte carlo simulationsen
dc.subjectlanguage evolutionen
dc.subjectlanguage competitionen
dc.titleLanguage evolution and population dynamics in a system of two interacting speciesen
heal.typejournalArticle-
heal.type.enJournal articleen
heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.identifier.primaryDOI 10.1016/j.physa.2005.02.038-
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heal.languageen-
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heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών και Τεχνολογιών. Τμήμα Βιολογικών Εφαρμογών και Τεχνολογιώνel
heal.publicationDate2005-
heal.abstractWe use Monte Carlo simulations and assumptions from evolutionary game theory in order to study the evolution of words and the population dynamics of a system made of two interacting species which initially speak two different languages. The species are characterized by their identity, vocabulary, and have different initial fitness, i.e. reproduction capability. We investigate how different initial fitness affects the vocabulary of the species or the population dynamics by leading to a permanent populational advantage. We further find that the spatial distributions of the species may cause the system to exhibit pattern formation or segregation. We show that an initial fitness advantage, even though very quickly balanced, leads to better spatial arrangement and enhances survival probabilities of the species. In most cases the system will arrive at a final state where both languages coexist. However, in cases where one species greatly outnumbers the other in population and fitness, then only one species survives with its "final" language having a slightly richer vocabulary than its initial language. Thus, our results offer an explanation for the existence and origin of synonyms in spoken languages. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en
heal.journalNamePhysica a-Statistical Mechanics and Its Applicationsen
heal.journalTypepeer reviewed-
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