pre·scrip·tiv·ism (pr -skrp t -vz m)n. The support or promotion of prescriptive grammar. pre·scrip tiv·ist adj. & n. |
prescriptivism [prɪˈskrɪptɪˌvɪzəm]
n
(Philosophy) Ethics the theory that moral utterances have no truth value but prescribe attitudes to others and express the conviction of the speaker Compare descriptivism, emotivism
prescriptivism
purism.
See also: Language
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| Noun | 1. | prescriptivism - (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school moral philosophy, ethics - the philosophical study of moral values and rules |
| 2. | prescriptivism - (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school linguistics - the scientific study of language |
Translations
prescriptivism [prɪˈskrɪptɪˌvɪzəm] N → prescriptivismo m
prescriptivism
n → Präskriptivismus m
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