descriptivist
Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.
Adjective
- Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.
Origin
Etymology tree English descriptive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English descriptivist From descriptive + -ist.
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prescriptionist prescriptionistic prescriptivist prescriptivistic
Noun
- Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes that linguistic norms should be defined by usage rather than theory.