prescriptivism

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)

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

Antonyms

• descriptivism

Related terms

• prescribe
• prescription
• prescriptive
• prescriptivist

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