Author(s)

Guanzheng Zhang

Corresponding Author

Guanzheng Zhang

Abstract

Language is the basic way to promote the communication and cooperation among countries. This paper studied the number and geographic distribution of language speakers over time, aimed to make an optimal recommendation for the company on the choice of the location and number of the offices. It starts with a map of the world divided into the main areas of each language. Considering the dispersion of linguistic geographic distribution, a Cellular Automaton Model is formulated to simulate the geographic distribution and the trend of language change. To take other factors into account, PCA is adopted to improve the model. Based on the results of the model, this paper preliminary estimates that English speakers will continue to account for the largest proportion and Chinese speakers have marginal increase. Spanish and Hindi speakers can be up and down. Arabic and the remaining small languages are on declining curves. The migration patterns evolve towards the direction from backward areas like the Middle East to developed countries. And what this paper has found in references further confirm our predictions. Punjabi can be replaced according to our analysis. Then, AHP is applied to find the six most suitable countries, England, France, Germany, Japan, India and Brazil, respectively. Global communication, traced to its cause, depends on the development of language. Languages are gradually unified and with the increment of communication modes and it are not necessary to open more than six offices around the world. But to be more closely to the practical situation, this paper discusses the additional influence such as the business scope and the size of the company.

Keywords

Language speakers, Establishing offices