Introduction
On the notion of unit in the study of human languages
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
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