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prescriptivism

Language

English

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Linguistic prescription

Etymology

From prescriptive +‎ -ismCategory:English terms suffixed with -ism#PRESCRIPTIVISM.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈskɹɪp.tɪv.ɪzm̩/Category:English 5-syllable words#PRESCRIPTIVISM Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#PRESCRIPTIVISM
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#PRESCRIPTIVISM
(US) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈskɹɪp.tɪ.vɪzm̩/Category:English 5-syllable words#PRESCRIPTIVISM Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#PRESCRIPTIVISM

Noun

prescriptivism (countable and uncountable, plural prescriptivisms)Category:English lemmas#PRESCRIPTIVISM Category:English nouns#PRESCRIPTIVISM Category:English uncountable nouns#PRESCRIPTIVISM Category:English countable nouns#PRESCRIPTIVISM Category:English countable nouns#PRESCRIPTIVISM Category:English entries with incorrect language header#PRESCRIPTIVISM Category:Pages with entries#PRESCRIPTIVISM Category:Pages with 1 entry#PRESCRIPTIVISM

(linguistics Category:en:Linguistics#PRESCRIPTIVISM) The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.
Antonym: descriptivism

Related terms

Translations

prescribing idealistic language norms

Category:Entries with translation boxes#PRESCRIPTIVISM

Czech: preskriptivismus mCategory:Terms with Czech translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM
Finnish: preskriptiivinen kielioppiCategory:Terms with Finnish translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM
French: prescriptivisme (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM, normativisme (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM
German: Präskriptivismus mCategory:Terms with German translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM
Hungarian: preskriptivizmusCategory:Terms with Hungarian translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM, normativizmusCategory:Terms with Hungarian translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM
Indonesian: preskriptivismeCategory:Terms with Indonesian translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM
Italian: prescrittivismo mCategory:Terms with Italian translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM
Japanese: 規範主義 (ja) (kihanshugi)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM
Latvian: preskriptīvismsCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM
Polish: preskryptywizm (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM, normatywizm (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM
Portuguese: prescritivismo (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM, normativismo (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM
Russian: прескриптивизм (ru) m (preskriptivizm)Category:Terms with Russian translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM
Serbo-Croatian: preskriptivizam mCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM
Slovak: preskriptivizmus mCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM
Spanish: prescriptivismo mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM, normativismo mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM
Ukrainian: прескриптивізм m (preskryptyvizm)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#PRESCRIPTIVISM

See also

Category:English 5-syllable words Category:English countable nouns Category:English lemmas Category:English nouns Category:English terms suffixed with -ism Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation Category:English terms with audio pronunciation Category:English uncountable nouns Category:Entries with translation boxes Category:Pages with 1 entry Category:Pages with entries Category:Terms with Czech translations Category:Terms with Finnish translations Category:Terms with French translations Category:Terms with German translations Category:Terms with Hungarian translations Category:Terms with Indonesian translations Category:Terms with Italian translations Category:Terms with Japanese translations Category:Terms with Latvian translations Category:Terms with Polish translations Category:Terms with Portuguese translations Category:Terms with Russian translations Category:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Category:Terms with Slovak translations Category:Terms with Spanish translations Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations Category:en:Linguistics