Prof. Dr. Maitz, Péter

Unserdeutsch (Rabaul Creole German)

Archive 2014

Note from 29 December 2014

Article in "Süddeutsche Zeitung"

An article about Unserdeutsch was published in the German daily newspaper "Süddeutsche Zeitung". The article written by Hans Kratzer is titled "Man spricht Unserdeutsch".

Click here to read the article. 

Note from 20 December 2014

Lecture by Prof Maitz in Heidelberg

At the international sociolinguistic colloquium held at the Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften from 19 to 20 December 2014, Prof Péter Maitz gave a lecture on questions and problems with documenting and describing a German-based Creole.

Note from 12 December 2014

Lecture by Prof Maitz in Bolzano

As part of a workshop on historical aspects of multilingualism, Prof Péter Maitz gave a lecture at the University of Bolzano on the topic of Unserdeutsch.

The programme of the workshop can be viewed here

Note from 2 December 2014

Article in the "Augsburger Allgemeine"

The German newspaper "Augsburger Allgemeine" published an article about Unserdeutsch. The report, written by Eva Maria Knab, is about the documentation of Unserdeutsch.

You can read the article here

Note from 4th Quarter of 2014

Essay in the magazine "Begegnung"

In "Begegnung" (35.4), the magazine of the German Central Agency for Schools Abroad, an article about Unserdeutsch was published by Sandra Georg. In addition to topics such as the origins and documentation of the language, the article also addresses other issues, e.g. colonial amnesia in Germany.

Click here to read the article.

Note from 11 November 2014

Article in the "Südwest Presse"

The German newspaper "Südwest Presse" published an article by Henning Petershagen about Unserdeutsch.

The article can be read here

Note from September 2014

Field trip and Lecture by Prof Maitz in Papua New Guinea

In September 2014, Prof Péter Maitz went on a research trip to Papua New Guinea together with Prof Craig Volker. As part of the "Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea", Prof Péter Maitz gave a lecture on "Documenting and Describing Rabaul Creole German: Problems and Perspectives" at the Divine Word University in Madang.

Note from 4 – 5 July 2014

Lecture by Prof Maitz in Vienna

At the conference "German Abroad. Perspektiven der Variationslinguistik, Sprachkontakt- und Mehrsprachigkeitsforschung" at the University of Vienna, Prof Péter Maitz gave a guest lecture on the topic of Unserdeutsch.

Here you can find the announcement and programme of the conference.

Note from 8 April 2014

Article in "Allgäuer Zeitung"

The German newspaper "Allgäuer Zeitung" published an article about Unserdeutsch and the visit of Prof Werner König, Prof Péter Maitz and Prof Craig Volker to the "Südseemuseum" in Obergünzburg (Germany).

Click here to read the article.