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.
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describing realistic language forms
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