Creoles, Pidgins and the Evolution of Languages  Fathom Salikoko S. Mufwene Salikoko S. Mufwene is professor and former chair in the department of linguistics, University of Chicago. He has written extensively on the development of creoles, genetic linguistics, and language endangerment. He is editor of Africanisms in Afro-American Language Varieties (1993), and co-editor of Topics in African Linguistics (with Lioba Moshi, 1993), and African-American English: Structure, History and Use (with John R. Rickford, Guy Bailey, and John Baugh, 1998). His most recent book, The Ecology of Language Evolution, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2001. Fathom Fathom is the leading source for online learning. The company's website (www.fathom.com) offers unprecedented opportunities for professional development and lifelong learning through authenticated online education opportunities. Online courses and free seminars together with lectures, interviews, articles and exhibits are available through Fathom, as well as books and other products. Authoritative reference content spans all disciplines and fields of study. Fathom is an international consortium of leading universities, cultural institutions, and disseminators of research, which oversees Fathom's development, policies, and educational objectives.