construction grammar
nounUK /kənˈstɹʌkʃən ˈɡɹæ.mə(ɹ)/ · US /kənˈstɹʌkʃən ˈɡɹæ.mɚ/
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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.