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Ist optimistisch für die deutsche Sprache in Australien: Prof. Ingrid Piller Source: W.Mueller

German was once a popular language in Australia but in the wake of two World Wars it almost disappeared.


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By Wolfgang Mueller

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German was once a popular language in Australia but in the wake of two World Wars it almost disappeared.


Now German is making a slow come-back, says Professor Ingrid Piller from Sydney’s Macquarie University.


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