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Dynamical models for the development of unilingual society into bilingual society

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In this article, we present a mathematical model of a unilingual society developing in to a bilingual society. We formulate, analyze the model and interpret the results of the analysis. The model is based on a two language policy motivated by the cultural and historical back ground of India.

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  1. Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409-0020, USA

    V. Sree Hari Rao

  2. Department of Mathematics, Government Polytechnic for Women, Guntur, 522 006, India

    P. Raja Sekhara Rao

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Formerly University of Missouri, Rolla

On leave from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad- 500 085, India.

This research is supported by a grant from the Foundation for Scientific Research and Technological Innovation (FSRTI) — A Constituent Division of Sri Vadrevu Seshagiri Rao Memorial Charitable Trust, Hyderabad — 500 035, India.

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Sree Hari Rao, V., Raja Sekhara Rao, P. Dynamical models for the development of unilingual society into bilingual society. Differ Equ Dyn Syst 16, 29–45 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12591-008-0003-5

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