prescriptivistic
prescriptivistic adjective: synonym of prescriptivist.
Adjective
prescriptivistic (comparative more prescriptivistic, superlative most prescriptivistic)
- Synonym of prescriptivist.
- Perhaps once more the somewhat prescriptivistic nature of most grammars of the time accounts for the reluctance to regulate language choice suggested by Heath and Mandabach.1983, “Language Planning: The State of the Art / Juan Cobarrubias”, in Juan Cobarrubias, Joshua A. Fishman, editors, Progress in Language Planning: International Perspectives, Mouton Publishers...
- For a few verbs, continued wavering between past participles is reflected in Fabra’s prescriptivistic Gràmatica catalana (1969).1999, Richard Laurent, “Chapter 4. Past Participles in Western Romance”, in Past Participles from Latin to Romance, University of California Press, 6. Evidence from Occitan and Catalan: 2. Catalan...
- Synonyms:
- prescriptivist
Synonyms of prescriptivistic
Forms of prescriptivistic
| comparative | more prescriptivistic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most prescriptivistic |
Origin of prescriptivistic
From prescriptive + -istic or prescriptivist + -ic.
Questions about prescriptivistic
- What does prescriptivistic mean?
- Prescriptivistic means synonym of prescriptivist.
- What part of speech is prescriptivistic?
- Prescriptivistic is an adjective.
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