descriptivist
descriptivist · descriptivists
Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who…Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes that linguistic norms should be defined by usage rather than theory.
/dɪˈskɹɪptɪvɪst/
Meaning
1 sensesSomeone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes that linguistic norms should be defined by usage rather than theory.
Forms
plural: descriptivists| Singular | descriptivist |
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsDeriveddescriptivistic