Phrase guide

construction grammar

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈstɹʌkʃən ˈɡɹæ.mə(ɹ)/
  • General-American: /kənˈstɹʌkʃən ˈɡɹæ.mɚ/

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 構式語法 /构式语法 (gòushì yǔfǎ) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 構造語法 /构造语法 (gòuzào yǔfǎ) — Translations
  • Czech: konstrukční gramatika — Translations
  • French: grammaire de construction — Translations
  • German: Konstruktionsgrammatik — Translations
  • Italian: grammatica delle costruzioni — Translations
  • Japanese: 構文文法 (kōbun-bunpō) — Translations
  • Korean: 구문문법 (gumunmunbeop) — Translations
  • Spanish: gramática de construcciones — Translations