prescriptivism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
prescriptive + -ism
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
prescriptivism (countable and uncountable, plural prescriptivisms)
- (linguistics) The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.
- Antonym: descriptivism
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Translations[edit]
prescribing idealistic language norms
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