Review of Ono, Laury & Suzuki (2021): Usage-based and Typological Approaches to Linguistic Units.

The document is a review of a book titled "Usage-based and Typological Approaches to Linguistic Units." The book examines whether linguistic categories like subject, clause, or predicate are universal across languages or specific to each language. It presents research articles that use authentic corpus data and a usage-based approach to explore the universality of linguistic units and the concept of "participant orientation" in different languages. The review discusses the perspectives and findings presented in the book, including studies on English, Finnish, Japanese, and Indonesian conversations. The reviewer suggests future research should include more languages, consider diachronic analysis, and explore the role of prosody in linguistic units. Overall, the book challenges traditional views on the universality of linguistic categories and provides valuable insights into the study of linguistic units. It is recommended for those interested in gaining a deeper understanding of these topics. [Extracted from the article]