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prescriptivist — pre*scrip tiv*ist, n. A person who believes that acceptable practices should be prescribed by an authority rather than be determined by the usage of the general public; especially, a supporter of prescriptive[2] rules of grammar; also used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prescriptivist — prescriptive ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the imposition of a rule or method. 2) (of a right, title, etc.) legally established by long usage. DERIVATIVES prescriptivism noun prescriptivist noun & adjective. ORIGIN Latin praescriptivus relating to a … English terms dictionary
prescriptivist — prescriptivism, n. /pri skrip teuh vist/, n. 1. a writer, teacher, or supporter of prescriptive grammar. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or based on prescriptive grammar. [1950 55; PRESCRIPTIVE + IST] * * * … Universalium
prescriptivist — 1. noun Someone who lays down rules regarding language usage, or who believes that traditional norms of language usage should be upheld. 2. adjective Having a tendency to prescribe. Ant: descriptivist See Also: prescribe … Wiktionary
prescriptivist — tə̇və̇st noun ( s) Etymology: prescriptive + ist : one who advocates prescriptive principles especially in grammar learned to distrust … prescriptivists E.P.Hamp … Useful english dictionary
Hypercorrection — For the psychological use, see Compensation (psychology). In linguistics or usage, hypercorrection is a non standard usage that results from the over application of a perceived rule of grammar or a usage prescription. A speaker or writer who… … Wikipedia
Disputes in English grammar — English grammar series English grammar Contraction Disputes in English grammar English compound English honorifics English personal pronouns English plural English relative clauses English verbs English irregular verbs Eng … Wikipedia
Universal prescriptivism — Not to be confused with Linguistic prescription. Universal prescriptivism (often simply called prescriptivism) is the meta ethical view which claims that, rather than expressing propositions, ethical sentences function similarly to imperatives… … Wikipedia
Dictionary — For other uses, see Dictionary (disambiguation). For Wikimedia s dictionary project visit Wiktionary, or see the Wiktionary article. A multi volume Latin dictionary by Egidio Forcellini. A dic … Wikipedia
Non-cognitivism — This article is about the meta ethical theory. For non cognitivism regarding religious language, see theological noncognitivism. Non cognitivism is the meta ethical view that ethical sentences do not express propositions and thus cannot be true… … Wikipedia
