Acknowledgments

This book originated in a panel on responses to polar questions at the International Conference of Conversation Analysis at Loughborough University, UK in summer 2018. We thank all authors for their enthusiasm on the topic of the book, their perseverance with the editorial process, and their stellar contributions. The series editors Sandra Thompson and Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen have carefully read and evaluated the contents of the volume, and we thank them for their insight and support. We are very grateful to Aleksandr Shirokov for his highly efficient, reliable, and prompt help in formatting the chapters and creating the appendices. Isja Conen at Benjamins has been infinitely patient throughout the process, and we are grateful for her steady hand and expert navigation throughout. We would also like to thank Susan Hendriks, who walked us through the process of transforming the documents on our computers into a printed book.