Definitions from Wiktionary (descriptivism)
▸ noun: (linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.
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▸ noun: (linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.
Similar:
descriptivist,
description,
descriptionism,
distributionalism,
usagist,
discourse analysis,
structuralism,
functionalism,
syntacticism,
langue,
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Opposite:
Types:
naturalism,
realism,
formalism,
structuralism,
post-structuralism,
deconstructionism,
postmodernism,
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