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Prescriptivism
Meaning
Noun
●
In Linguistics:
The
practice
of
prescribing
idealistic
norms
,
as opposed to
describing
realistic
forms
, of
linguistic
usage.
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Antonyms
Descriptivism
Related
Pedantry
Relativism
Reductionism
Lexicography
Moral Relativism
Strict Constructionism
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