prescriptivism

English

Etymology

prescriptive +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈskɹɪp.tɪv.ɪzm̩/
(US) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈskɹɪp.tɪ.vɪzm̩/

Noun

prescriptivism (countable and uncountable, plural prescriptivisms)

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

Antonyms

descriptivism

Related terms

Translations

prescribing idealistic language norms

French: prescriptivisme (fr) m
German: normative Grammatik f, präskriptive Grammatik (de) f
Italian: grammatica normativa f, grammatica prescrittiva f

Japanese: 規範主義 (kihanshugi)
Portuguese: prescritivismo (pt) m
Spanish: prescriptivismo lingüístico m, normativismo lingüístico m

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