Daniel Everett is a linguist and anthropologist best known for his work with the Pirahã tribe in the Amazon rainforest. He initially went there as a missionary, but over time, he became fascinated by their unique language and culture. Everett's research challenged existing theories of language and cognition, particularly those proposed by Noam Chomsky, which posited that language is a universal feature of the human brain. Instead, he argued that language is shaped by...