PRESCRIPTIVISM

prescriptivism

(noun) (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics

prescriptivism

(noun) (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

prescriptivism (countable and uncountable, plural prescriptivisms)

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

Antonyms

• descriptivism

Source: Wiktionary

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