the syntax and semantics of relativization and quantification

Acknowledgements
When I entered the field of Linguistics at Cornell in 1998 I thought I knew, probably
better than most, what I was getting myself into. I decided that the opportunity
to engage in the fascinating study of language was worth going through yet more
years in the often ill-fitting role of a graduate student. What I could never have
anticipated is the level of support, camaraderie and friendship that would buoy me
along a course that at the time seemed like a twisted form of masochism. I wish that
every doctoral student could be granted such a remarkable collection of colleagues
and friends.
Although there are only four official members of my graduate committee many
other Cornell linguists deserve an honorary membership. I cannot really do justice
here to all the help I have received from students and faculty alike. My coadvisors,
Chris Collins and Molly Diesing, have gone above and beyond the call
of advisor-hood in their generous donations of time and thought to the content of
the dissertation, the balance between data and theory, and the negotiation of travel
and fieldwork throughout the process. They have also helped me tremendously by
providing brilliant and inspiring models of how linguistics can be fit into a life.
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