JB-UK Maps (IMAGE)

University of Portsmouth

JB-UK Maps

Caption

These maps show a simulation of three language variants that are initially distributed throughout Great Britain in a random pattern. As time passes (left to right), the boundaries between language variants tend to shorten in length. One can also see evidence of boundary lines fixing to river inlets and other coastal indentations.

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James Burridge, University of Portsmouth

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