constructionalization

noun

The process of creating a new, distinct grammatical or lexical construction, a new form, meaning and pairing through gradual language change and conventionalization.

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Meanings

nounconstructionalization (countable and uncountable, plural constructionalizations)

plural constructionalizations

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe process of creating a new, distinct grammatical or lexical construction, a new form, meaning and pairing through gradual language change and conventionalization.

Origin

From constructional + -ization.

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APA

constructionalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constructionalization

MLA

“constructionalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constructionalization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “constructionalization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constructionalization.

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