What does "descriptive linguistics" mean?

a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments

Descriptive linguistics

Common synonyms include: derivation, descriptive english, descriptive grammar, etymology, glossematics, grammar.

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Noun

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a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments wordnet