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Acknowledgements This dissertation could not have been written without the support and assistance of many people, some of whom I would like to acknowledge here. First of all, this dissertation could not have been completed without the everpresent support of my advisor, Dr. Jürgen Bohnemeyer. He began meeting with me in my first year of graduate school and from the beginning he helped me develop my skills in conducting linguistic fieldwork, developing research questions and developing solutions to such questions, as well as preparing presentations and, of course, writing. Vielen Dank Jürgen!

Dr. David Mark has also been instrumental in the direction of my research. His work in ethnophysiography inspired me to go to the field and conduct research similar to his, albeit with a bit more of a linguistic focus. Throughout my time as a graduate student, he has regularly provided me with a different perspective from which to look at data and to solve problems. His endless curiousity in language, culture and landscape has been a driving force for me while working on my dissertation research. Dr. David Zubin has been both a source of inspiration and feedback throughout my time as a PhD student. I am grateful for the time he has spent with me talking about issues in the Seri language. His feedback has been valuable in making me and this dissertation more informed of previous research in similar areas. The fourth member of my dissertation committee, Dr. Jean Pierre Koenig, provided me with lots of useful feedback that has made this dissertation much better than what it would have been without his feedback. He has also been a constant source …