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prescriptivism
Prescriptivism (noun) means the belief that language should follow fixed, correct rules, rather than simply describing how people actually speak.
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The belief that language should follow fixed, correct rules, rather than simply describing how people actually speak.
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What is the meaning of prescriptivism?
"prescriptivism" (noun) means the belief that language should follow fixed, correct rules, rather than simply describing how people actually speak.
What is the opposite of prescriptivism?
The opposite of "prescriptivism" is descriptivism.
