descriptivism

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Etymology

From descriptive +‎ -ism.

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Noun

descriptivism (usually uncountable, plural descriptivisms)

1. (linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.

Antonyms

• prescriptivism

Derived terms

• antidescriptivism
• descriptivist

Related terms

• descriptive
• description

Translations

describing realistic language forms

Catalan: descriptivisme m Czech: deskriptivismus m Finnish: deskriptiivinen kielioppi French: descriptivisme (fr) m Greek: περιγραφική γλωσσολογία f (perigrafikí glossología) Hungarian: deskriptivizmus (hu) Indonesian: deskriptivisme Italian: descrittivismo m Japanese: 記述主義 (ja) (kijutsushugi) Polish: deskryptywizm (pl) m Portuguese: descritivismo (pt) m Romanian: descriptivism (ro) n Russian: дескриптивизм (ru) m (deskriptivizm) Serbo-Croatian: deskriptivizam m Slovak: deskriptivizmus m Spanish: descriptivismo m Tagalog: pagkalarawanin Ukrainian: дескриптивізм m (deskryptyvizm)

See also

• realism
• idealism
• formalism
• descriptive grammar

Romanian

Etymology

From descriptiv +‎ -ism.

Noun

descriptivism n (uncountable)

1. descriptivism

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	descriptivism	descriptivismul
genitive-dative	descriptivism	descriptivismului
vocative	descriptivismule