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Usage-based and Typological Approaches to Linguistic Units
Edited by Tsuyoshi Ono, Ritva Laury and Ryoko Suzuki
[Studies in Language 43:2] 2019
► pp. 245–253
Introduction

On the notion of unit in the study of human languages

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ORCID logo | University of Helsinki
| Keio University
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
    • 1.1The notion of unit in linguistics
    • 1.2Unit in individual languages
    • 1.3Cross-linguistic perspective and functional motivation
    • 1.4Units and criteria to identify them in interactional linguistics
  • 2.Short summary of papers
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 13 November 2019
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