Salikoko S. Mufwene is a linguist born in Mbaya-Lareme in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is the Edward Carson Waller Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, where he holds appointments in the Department of Linguistics, the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity, and the College.
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Salikoko S. Mufwene is a linguist born in Mbaya-Lareme in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is the Edward Carson Waller Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, where he holds appointments in the Department of Linguistics, the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity, and the College. He is recognized for his contributions to the study of creole languages, language evolution, and sociolinguistics.
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