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Grammar / language structure:

Frowein, Friedel M. (2005): "Prozesse der Grammatikalisierung, Reanalyse und Analogiebildung in Pidgin- und Kreolsprachen - Was Konjunktionen, Cheeseburger und völlige Verblödung gemeinsam haben", p. 27-34

Frowein, Friedel M. (2006): "Transfer, Continuity, Relexification and the Bioprogram - What the substratist / universalist debate in creolistics implies for modern theories of language acquisition", Sections 3.1 - 3.4

Klein, Thomas B. (2004): "Creole phonology typology: Phoneme inventory size, vowel quality distinctions and stop consonant series" in Bhatt, Parth & Plag, Ingo (eds.): "The structure of Creole words: Segmental, syllabic and morphological aspects", Tuebingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag, p. 3-21.

Mühlhäusler, Peter (2001b): "Typology and universals of pidginization" in: Haspelmath, Martin & König, Ekkehard & Oesterreicher, Wulf & Raible, Wolfgang (eds.): "Language typology and language universals", Berlin: de Gruyter (p. 1648-1655)

Volker, Craig (1989): "Rabaul Creole German Syntax" in: "Working Papers in Linguistics, Vol. 21 / 1", University of Hawai'i: Department of Linguistics (p. 153 – 189)


History:

Janssen, Arnold (1932): "Die Erziehungsanstalt für halbweiße Kinder" in: Hüskens, Joseph (ed.): "Pioniere der Südsee: Werden und Wachsen der Herz-Jesu-Mission", Salzburg: Hiltrup

Mühlhäusler, Peter (1984): "Tracing the roots of pidgin German" in: "Language and Communication 4/1" (p. 27 – 57)

Mühlhäusler, Peter (1996): "German in the Pacific area" in: Wurm, Stephen & Mühlhäusler, Peter & Tyron, Darrel (eds.): "Atlas of languages of intercultural communication in the Pacific, Asia and the Americas", Berlin: de Gruyter

Mühlhäusler, Peter (2001a): "Die deutsche Sprache im Pazifik" in: Hiery, Hermann J. (ed.): "Die deutsche Südsee 1884 - 1914: ein Handbuch", Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn (p. 239-260)

Voeste, Anja (2005): "Die Neger heben?" in: Berner, Elisabeth & Böhm, Manuela & Voeste, Anja (eds.): "Ein gross vnnd narhafft haffen - Festschrift für Joachim Gessinger", Potsdam: Universitätsverlag

Volker, Craig (1989): "The Relationship between Traditional Secret Languages and Two School-Based Pidgin Languages in Papua New Guinea" in: "Horizons – Journal of Asia-Pacific Issues, Vol. 3", East-West Center Participants Association (ed.) (p. 19 – 24)

Volker, Craig (1991): "The Birth and Decline of Rabaul Creole German" in: "Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 22", Linguistics Society of Papua New Guinea & Society on Pidgins and Creoles in Melanesia (ed.) (p. 143 – 156)


Other papers:

Mühlhäusler, Peter (1977): "Bemerkungen zum "Pidgin Deutsch" von Neuguinea" in: Molony, Carol et al (eds.): "German in Contact with other Languages". Kronberg: Scriptor, 1977 (p. 58 – 70)

Mühlhäusler, Peter (1980): "German as a contact language in the Pacific (with special reference to the influence of German on Tok Pisin)" in: "Michigan Germanic Studies, Vol. 6 No. 2", Michigan: University of Michigan (p. 163-189)

Volker, Craig (1982): "An Introduction to Rabaul Creole German (Unserdeutsch)", unpublished M.A. thesis, University of Queensland

Volker, Craig (1997): "Short notes: Rabaul Creole German" in: "The Carrier Pidgin 25, 1-2". Miami: Florida International University (p. 27)




(underlined papers are available for download)



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