Technical Terms Usage-based approach: A framework positing that linguistic structures emerge from real-world language use and social interaction rather than solely from innate grammatical rules.

The paper offers an analysis of pied-piping within the theoretical framework of Word Grammar. This framework combines cognitive linguistics with dependency grammar, so it assumes that the full power ...

Both languages employ effective and appropriate means given their environments. The relationship between language usage and structure is explored. Language in Society is an international journal of ...