prescriptivism
/pɹɪˈskɹɪp.tɪ.vɪ.zm̩/
prescriptivism noun: the practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.
Noun
prescriptivism (countable and uncountable, plural prescriptivisms)
- The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.
- Antonyms:
- descriptivism
prescriptivism meaning in Arabic and Indonesian
prescriptivism in Arabic
- prescribing idealistic language norms
- مِعْيَارِيّة لُغَوِيَّة
prescriptivism in Indonesian
- prescribing idealistic language norms
- preskriptivisme
Antonyms of prescriptivism
Forms of prescriptivism
| plural | prescriptivisms |
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Origin of prescriptivism
From prescriptive + -ism.
Questions about prescriptivism
- What does prescriptivism mean?
- Prescriptivism means the practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.
- What is prescriptivism in Arabic?
- Prescriptivism in Arabic is مِعْيَارِيّة لُغَوِيَّة. See Prescriptivism meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is prescriptivism?
- Prescriptivism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce prescriptivism?
- Prescriptivism is pronounced /pɹɪˈskɹɪp.tɪ.vɪ.zm̩/ (UK).
- What is the plural of prescriptivism?
- The plural of prescriptivism is prescriptivisms.
Words near prescriptivism in the dictionary
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