Guest Lecture with Prof. William B. McGregor “Fr. Hermann Nekes’ contribution to Australian Aboriginal Linguistics

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Organised by Dr. Carsten Wergin and Dr. Corinna Erckenbrecht.

THURSDAY 16 MARCH 2017, 4 PM
Germanistisches Seminar
Karlstraße 2, Room 004
69117 Heidelberg

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