prescriptivism

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Synonyms: prescriptivist, descriptivism, prescriptivity, prescriptivists

Antonyms: prescriptivist, descriptivism, prescriptivity, prescriptivists

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} The practice of [[prescribe|prescribing]] idealistic [[norm]]s, as opposed to describing realistic [[form]]s, of linguistic usage.

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