pre·scrip·tiv·ism

(prĭ-skrĭp′tə-vĭz′əm)

The support or promotion of prescriptive grammar.

pre·scrip′tiv·ist adj. & n.

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prescriptivism

(prɪˈskrɪptɪˌvɪzəm)

(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

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prescriptivism

purism.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

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prescriptivism

n → Präskriptivismus m

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