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This paper proposes a new approach to simulating language evolution; it expands on the original work done by Lee and Zadeh on Fuzzy Grammars and introduces a Type-2 Fuzzy Grammar. Ants in an Ant Colony Optimization algorithm are given the ability of embedding a message on the pheromone using a Type-2 Fuzzy Grammar. These ants are able to gradually adopt a foreign language by adjusting the grades of membership of their grammar. Results that show the effect of uncertainty in a language are given.
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Alvarado-Magaña, J.P., Rodríguez-Díaz, A., Castro, J.R., Castillo, O. (2013). Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Grammars in Language Evolution. In: Melin, P., Castillo, O. (eds) Soft Computing Applications in Optimization, Control, and Recognition. Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, vol 294. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35323-9_11
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