Descriptivism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The practice or application of descriptive linguistics, especially in the analysis of grammar.
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  • n. describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.
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  • n. (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
  • n. (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
    • Antonym
    prescriptivism   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ism    philosophy    school of thought    doctrine    philosophical system   
    Cross Reference
    formalism    idealism    realism   
    Form
    descriptivist   
     
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