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We are interested in developing a language shift model in the case of Algeria using two-dimensional cellular automata. Our model takes into account four languages: Amazigh, Arabic, French and English. We use a particular coding of cell states in order to measure the social pressure toward the use of English or Amazigh language. In this paper, we detail the model and give some insights into its dynamical properties.
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We are grateful to the referees of the ASCAT conference, who signaled various shortcomings in the paper.
Part of this work was done when the author was visiting the Center for Mathematical Modeling Santiago de Chile during summer 2022. The author was supported by a grant from European Mathematical Society and from International Mathemtical Union.
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Chemlal, R. (2023). A Cellular Automaton Model for Language Shift in Algeria. In: Das, S., Martinez, G.J. (eds) Proceedings of Second Asian Symposium on Cellular Automata Technology. ASCAT 2023. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1443. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0688-8_16
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