Variation and stability in variants of heritage Dutch

This chapter provides an overview of linguistic variation and stability of heritage Dutch in seven parts of the world. In the context of research on first and second language acquisition strategies in Dutch as well as on other heritage languages, we contextualize and interpret observations taken from existing research gathered using diverse methods such as the analysis of letters, recordings, and standardized tests. The chapter ends by discussing the implications of the results for the study of contact linguistics in general and for Dutch in particular and by identifying loose ends and directions for future research.