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Modeling French Language Preservation: An Optimal Control Problem, Charlotte Blasi
Modeling French Language Preservation: An Optimal Control Problem, Charlotte Blasi
Scripps Senior Theses
The French language is one of the most globally spoken languages, with over 300 million speakers and designated the official language of 29 nations. French continues to prosper as a result of its titular nations' imperialist history that emphasized linguistic diffusion as well as the support of international organizations dedicated to promoting both the language and the culture of French-speaking nations. In this thesis, we explore the nuanced history of French-speaking countries and one institution dedicated to promoting the French language, the OIF. We further examine the media mechanism of the OIF and construct a system of Ordinary Differential Equations …