Abstract
Models for the growth of a population with one unilingual and one bilingual component are developed. Each model consists of a system of two autonomous ordinary differential equations. Conditions under which the populations of both components will approach a unique and stable steady state are investigated. In addition, conditions under which the bilingual population will become extinct and conditions under which it will persist are derived.
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Research partially supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Grant No. NSERC A 4823.