Simulation of linguistic change

Simulation of language change using the Social Impact Model

Applet 2 - Watching a change spreading across the society



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Size of population (square numbers result in a toroidal social space)
Mutation rate (0 to 1; 1 means language aquisition is random)
Distribution of social influence among the speakers

Impact of the number of speakers for a certain variation (0 to 1)



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