Modeling language death

[Susan Penfield]

Thanks for this, Mia
Math is not my thing but even I could understand and appreciate this!
Interesting to see how different disciplines can come to the same
conclusions,but
represent and discuss them in different ways. Adds the credibility of a
really 'hard' science to the description of language death.

Best,
Susan

On 8/1/06, Mia Kalish <MiaKalish at learningforpeople.us> wrote:
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>  This is an excellent article. People might like to read it.
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> http://tam.cornell.edu/Strogatz%20language_death.pdf
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> People are always impressed by that which can be "measured" or "modeled"
> . . . math is distant but impressive.
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> I am using it as a grounding thesis for immersion learning materials. With
> a model, it's no longer a question of interpretation, belief, or position.
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> 'Course, my dissertation is all about math anyway, so it's a nice way to
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> Hope all are well. Raining here. Lots of floods. . . not where I live, but
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-- 
Susan D. Penfield, Ph.D.


Department of English(Primary)
Associate Director, Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language
and Literacy (CERCLL)
American Indian Language Devel.Institute
Department of Linguistics
Second Language Acquistion &Teaching
     Ph.D. Program
Dept. of Language,Reading and Culture
The Southwest Center (Research)

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