Inquiry: Definition of "heritage learner"

[Scott McGinnis]

Hello,
I, for one, thought there were some very good questions posed in the
last year but unfortunately not a lot of responses. I, as a linguistics
student, think it is a beneficial tool to see what others are
researching and studying. I can't say that I have enough experience to
put in my two bits but I am very eager to hear some world views on
language. As for the heritage vs non heritage learners, it may be a dumb
question but what is the definition of non heritage learner. For that
matter a heritage learner. Is this someone learning their native
language again? If this is the case isn't there already other influences
that skew the progression or the learning process? Forgive me if this is
too basic for this discussion. Sincerely, Cecile Buhl