prescriptivism
English
Etymology
prescriptive + -ism
Noun
prescriptivism (countable and uncountable, plural prescriptivisms)
- (linguistics) The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.
Antonyms
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Translations
prescribing idealistic language norms
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See also
- prescriptive grammar
- normative grammar
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