prescriptivism

English

Etymology

prescriptive +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈskɹɪp.tɪv.ɪzm̩/
(US) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈskɹɪp.tɪ.vɪzm̩/

Noun

prescriptivism (countable and uncountable, plural prescriptivisms)

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

Antonyms

descriptivism

Related terms

Translations

prescribing idealistic language norms

Czech: preskriptivismus m
Finnish: preskriptiivinen kielioppi
French: prescriptivisme (fr) m, normativisme m
German: Präskriptivismus m
Hungarian: preskriptivizmus, normativizmus
Indonesian: preskriptivisme
Italian: prescrittivismo m
Japanese: 規範主義 (kihanshugi)

Latvian: preskriptīvisms
Polish: preskryptywizm (pl) m, normatywizm (pl) m
Portuguese: prescritivismo (pt) m, normativismo m
Russian: прескриптивизм (ru) m (preskriptivizm)
Serbo-Croatian: preskriptivizam m
Slovak: preskriptivizmus m
Spanish: prescriptivismo m, normativismo m
Ukrainian: прескриптивізм m (preskryptyvizm)

See also

prescriptive grammar
normative grammar

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