descriptivism
/dɪˈskrɪptɪvɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण डिस्क्रिप्टिविज़म
वर्णनात्मकता का सिद्धांत (भाषा जैसी बोली जाती है उसका वर्णन करना)
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[U] technical
the approach in language study of describing how people actually use a language, instead of saying how they should use it
वर्णनात्मकता का सिद्धांत (भाषा जैसी बोली जाती है उसका वर्णन करना)
- Descriptivism in linguistics records how people really speak.
- The professor explained descriptivism to the class with real examples.
- Descriptivism is the opposite of prescriptivism.
Opposite prescriptivism
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