descriptivism

English

Etymology

descriptive +‎ -ism

Noun

descriptivism (usually uncountable, plural descriptivisms)

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

Antonyms

prescriptivism

Derived terms

descriptivist

Related terms

Translations

describing realistic language forms

Catalan: descriptivisme m
Czech: deskriptivismus m
Finnish: deskriptiivinen kielioppi
French: descriptivisme (fr) m
Greek: περιγραφική γλωσσολογία f (perigrafikí glossología)
Hungarian: deskriptivizmus
Indonesian: deskriptivisme
Italian: descrittivismo m
Japanese: 記述主義 (kijutsushugi)

Polish: deskryptywizm (pl) m
Portuguese: descritivismo (pt) m
Russian: дескриптивизм m (deskriptivizm)
Serbo-Croatian: deskriptivizam m
Slovak: deskriptivizmus m
Spanish: descriptivismo m
Tagalog: pagkalarawanin
Ukrainian: дескриптивізм m (deskryptyvizm)

See also

realism
idealism
formalism
descriptive grammar

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