construction grammar

Noun

Meaning

construction grammar (plural construction grammars)

A family of theories within the field of cognitive linguistics which posit that constructions, or learned pairings of linguistic patterns with meanings, are the fundamental building blocks of human language.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

This approach is highly developed within Construction grammar Concerning Construction Grammar, see Goldberg (2006). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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