prescriptivism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /pɹɪˈskɹɪp.tɪ.vɪ.zm̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /pɹəˈskɹɪp.tə.vɪ.zm̩/ (Canada, General-American, UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English prescriptive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English prescriptivism From prescriptive + -ism.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prescriptivisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
prescriptive · prescriptive grammar · prescription · proscriptivism · prescriptivist · normative grammar · prescribe
Translations (22)
uk прескриптивізм (prescribing idealistic language norms) · ar مِعْيَارِيّة لُغَوِيَّة (prescribing idealistic language norms) · fi preskriptiivinen kielioppi (prescribing idealistic language norms) · es normativismo (prescribing idealistic language norms) · ru прескриптивизм (prescribing idealistic language norms) · ja 規範主義 (prescribing idealistic language norms) · pt normativismo (prescribing idealistic language norms) · sh preskriptivizam (prescribing idealistic language norms) · sk preskriptivizmus (prescribing idealistic language norms) · id preskriptivisme (prescribing idealistic language norms) · pt prescritivismo (prescribing idealistic language norms) · cs preskriptivismus (prescribing idealistic language norms) · lv preskriptīvisms (prescribing idealistic language norms) · pl preskryptywizm (prescribing idealistic language norms) · fr prescriptivisme (prescribing idealistic language norms) · es prescriptivismo (prescribing idealistic language norms) · fr normativisme (prescribing idealistic language norms) · it prescrittivismo (prescribing idealistic language norms) · hu normativizmus (prescribing idealistic language norms) · hu preskriptivizmus (prescribing idealistic language norms) · de Präskriptivismus (prescribing idealistic language norms) · pl normatywizm (prescribing idealistic language norms)