Linguistic Relativity

By nature these sorts of things cannot be exhaustive, so I won't even attempt to thank all the people who were directly or indirectly instrumental in this work. Many of them are acknowledged through the discussion of their research in the pages of this book. To those whose work is mentioned, thanks for doing such fascinating stuff. Thanks are due as well to those at De Gruyter Mouton, and to an insightful and knowledgeable anonymous reviewer who offered help-ful feedback. I have the privilege of working at the University of Miami a picturesque place and an ideal research context in innumerable ways. Many of my students have enriched my experience here immeasurably. (Two of them helped compile the references and index for this book Amanda Capps and Navina DeLight.) Also, I'm grateful to my fellow faculty in the anthropology department, which is simply a great place to work. Many other colleagues at the UM College of Arts & Sciences have also helped foster a fantastic working environment. As for family, what else is there? This book is dedicated to my wife Jamie and our son Jude it is an unrivaled joy to share my life with such beautiful people. Like all my work, this volume is basically just something I did in between our times together.