constructionism
English
Etymology
construction + -ism
Noun
constructionism (countable and uncountable, plural constructionisms)
- (law) A strict interpretation of the actual words and phrases used in law, rather than to any underlying intent.
- (social sciences) The idea that people learn about, or perceive the world by constructing mental models.
- 1997, Derek Edwards, Discourse and Cognition, page 51:
- But is it one constructionism in many guises, or a variety of quite different constructionisms, or merely old issues dressed up in new jargon,