1. A definition of the usage-based approach In your own words, provide a definition of the usage-based thesis in twenty words or fewer. Make sure you include each of the following expressions in your...

1. A definition of the usage-based approach In your own words, provide a definition of the usage-based thesis in twenty words or fewer. Make sure you include each of the following expressions in your definition: utterance , grammar , language change , language acquisition . 2. Grammar and language change The view advocated by cognitive linguists like Langacker is that a grammar sanctions language use: the conventional symbolic units that make up a language license new and ongoing language use. Adopting this hypothesis, explain how Langacker’s usage-based approach allows and explains language change.