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Citation
Smith ADM (2017) Language Boundaries Driven By Surface Tension. Commentary on: J. Burridge, "Spatial Evolution of Human Dialects," Phys. Rev. X 7, 031008 (2017). Physics - Spotlighting Exceptional Research, 10, Art. No.: 80. https://physics.aps.org/articles/v10/80; https://doi.org/10.1103/Physics.10.80
Abstract
A new model of language evolution assumes that changes in the spatial boundaries between dialects are controlled by a surface tension effect.
Keywords
dialect boundaries; language change; language evolution; topography; viewpoint
Journal
Physics - Spotlighting Exceptional Research: Volume 10
| Status | Published |
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| Publication date | 17/07/2017 |
| Publication date online | 17/07/2017 |
| Date accepted by journal | 30/06/2017 |
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| Publisher | American Physical Society |
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| eISSN | 1943-2879 |
| Item discussed | J. Burridge, "Spatial Evolution of Human Dialects," Phys. Rev. X 7, 031008 (2017) |
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Lecturer - Language Studies, English Studies