Die regionale Vielfalt des Deutschen als Kulturrealität am Beispiel des Österreichischen Deutsch

The regional varietz of German als a cultural phenomenon with examples of the Austrian GermanUntil recently the German language of Germany was the main language taught as a foreign language. Other varieties as e.g. the Austrian German were devaluated as regional or as a dialect. in this essay the author wants to underline that there is a tendency (as well in the European language politics as well as in the linguistic sciences) that the pluricentricity is accepted as a cultural phenomenon. But this fact should have consequences in the field of translation (studies), in the field of research of languages for specific purposes and also in teaching foreign languages