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
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]prescribing idealistic language norms
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