prescriptivism

The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.

Noun

  1. The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.

    Antonyms: descriptivism

Origin

Etymology tree English prescriptive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English prescriptivism From prescriptive + -ism.

Forms

prescriptivisms

Related

prescribe prescription prescriptive prescriptivist proscriptivism prescriptive grammar normative grammar