Prescriptivism

//pɹəˈskɹɪp.tɪ.vɪzm̩//

Synonyms for "prescriptivism"

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Translations

21 translations across 16 languages.

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Czech

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  • preskriptivismus noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

Finnish

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  • preskriptiivinen kielioppi noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

French

2 entries
  • normativisme noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)
  • prescriptivisme noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

German

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  • Präskriptivismus noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

Hungarian

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  • normativizmus noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)
  • preskriptivizmus noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

Indonesian

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  • preskriptivisme noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

Italian

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  • prescrittivismo noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

Japanese

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  • 規範主義 noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

Latvian

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  • preskriptīvisms noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

Polish

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  • normatywizm noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)
  • preskryptywizm noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • normativismo noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)
  • prescritivismo noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

Russian

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  • прескриптивизм noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

Serbo-Croatian

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  • preskriptivizam noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

Slovak

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  • preskriptivizmus noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

Spanish

2 entries
  • normativismo noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)
  • prescriptivismo noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

Ukrainian

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  • прескриптивізм noun (prescribing idealistic language norms)

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Linguistic prescriptivism is unscientific, and is criticized as such by those who are actual linguists.

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That's prescriptivism.

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Prescriptivism is literally the worst thing ever.

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