Els Oksaar

Els Oksaar (1 October 1926 – 9 December 2015) was an Estonian-born linguist and professor of linguistics at the University of Hamburg. Her research addressed multilingualism and language contact, and included work linking language use with culturally shaped behavioral patterns.

She was named an honorary doctor (doctor honoris causa) of the University of Tartu in 1996.

In 2001, she was awarded the Order of the White Star, 4th Class. Berufsbezeichnungen im heutigen Deutsch (1976). Spracherwerb im Vorschulalter. Einführung in die Pädolinguistik (1977). Zweitspracherwerb. Wege zur Mehrsprachigkeit und zur interkulturellen Verständigung (2003).