Takao Suzuki (?? ??, Suzuki Takao, born 1926) is a Japanese sociolinguist, He is the author of ??????, translated into English as Words in Context.
Suzuki argues that:
Sociolinguists do not pay enough attention to the subtle differences between word usage in different cultures.
Japanese linguists have traditionally been too occupied with Western linguistic categories, which are less than effective in studying Japanese.