The article introduces a way to demonstrate
language change. The case reads: how the Russian accent of the
Estonian spoken by some native speakers of Russian living in
Estonia might influence the pronunciation of Estonians in mixed
group conversation. The research is based on accommodation theory
(Howard Giles). The material approximately four hours of
recordings comes from a group experiment.
The results indeed show some traces of Russian accent discernible
in the speech of three Estonian subjects. The influence was most
marked in a close-tied group of two friends.
