descriptivism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.

descriptivism descriptivisms

From descriptive + -ism. * Audio (Southern England): (file)

prescriptivism

descriptive description realism idealism formalism descriptive grammar

antidescriptivism descriptivist

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