prescriptive language

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• prescriptive — The term is fairly recent (1930s) with reference to language, and denotes a concept of grammar as laying down (or ‘prescribing’) rules rather than observing and describing the language in use (this latter concept being called descriptive) …   Modern English usage

• prescriptive — pre|scrip|tive [prıˈskrıptıv] adj 1.) saying how something should or must be done, or what should be done ▪ prescriptive teaching methods 2.) stating how a language should be used, rather than describing how it is used ≠ ↑descriptive ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• prescriptive — [[t]prɪskrɪ̱ptɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED A prescriptive approach to something involves telling people what they should do, rather than simply giving suggestions or describing what is done. [FORMAL] ...prescriptive attitudes to language on the part of… …   English dictionary

• prescriptive — adjective 1 stating or ordering how something should be done or what someone should do: prescriptive teaching methods 2 technical stating how a language should be used, rather than describing how it is used: prescriptive grammar prescriptively… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Language — This article is about the properties of language in general. For other uses, see Language (disambiguation). Cuneiform is one of the first known forms of written language, but spoken language is believed to predate writing by tens of thousands of… …   Wikipedia

• Language planning — This article is about the field of language planning and policy. See Constructed language for details on the creation of planned or artificial languages. Language planning is a deliberate effort to influence the function, structure, or… …   Wikipedia

• language — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) System of communication Nouns 1. language, tongue, lingo, vernacular, mother tongue, protolanguage; living or dead language; idiom, parlance, phraseology; wording; dialect, patois, cant, jargon, lingo,… …   English dictionary for students

• prescriptive — pre|scrip|tive [ prı skrıptıv ] adjective 1. ) stating what should happen, or what someone should do: prescriptive policies 2. ) LINGUISTICS stating how people should use a language rather than describing how they really use it ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prescriptive — UK [prɪˈskrɪptɪv] / US adjective 1) stating what should happen, or what someone should do prescriptive policies 2) linguistics stating how people should use a language rather than describing how they really use it Derived word: prescriptively… …   English dictionary

• prescriptive — pre•scrip•tive [[t]prɪˈskrɪp tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions 2) cv based on or arising from long standing usage or custom 3) ling. gram. concerned with or involving the establishment of norms of correct and… …   From formal English to slang

• prescriptive grammar — noun a grammar that is produced by prescriptive linguistics • Topics: ↑linguistics • Hypernyms: ↑grammar * * * 1. an approach to grammar that is concerned with establishing norms of correct and incorrect usage and formulating rules based on these …   Useful english dictionary