prescriptive linguistics (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def an account of how a language should be used instead of how it is actually used
def a prescription for the `correct' phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics
Outgoing links
Hypernym linguistics
Antonym prescriptive linguistics → descriptive linguistics
Incoming links
Hyponym linguistics
Antonym descriptive linguistics → prescriptive linguistics

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