The relationship between language and various kinds of non-linguistic
behavior has been of great fascination for many of those working in the
fields of cultural anthropology, linguistics, and philosophy, or,
broadly understood, cultural studies. The authors in this volume explore
this relationship in a number of cultures and social contexts and
discuss the problem of linguistic relativism and its application to
several areas of social interaction across cultures. The authors deal
with such questions as how language and culture intersect resulting in
different points of view on reality that are all equally authentic and
rooted in experience. The question of the influence of language and
culture on our perceptino of physical and social reality is re-examined
for such domains as politics, commerce, working with people, religion,
and gender relations.