construction grammar UK /kənˈstɹʌkʃən ˈɡɹæ.mə(ɹ)/US /kənˈstɹʌkʃən ˈɡɹæ.mɚ/ noun1 •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. formsconstruction grammars
