Experts: Variety in diaspora speech shows Estonian language is alive and well

Just like learners of other languages, heritage language speakers need support and encouragement, not to have their language anxiety stoked. The variety in Estonian as a heritage language, meanwhile, is actually indicative of the endurance of the Estonian language itself, find University of Tartu (TÜ) linguists Mari-Liis Korkus, Adele Vaks and Virve Vihman in an article that first appeared in the magazine "Oma Keel."