descriptivism

English

Etymology

From descriptive +‎ -ism.

Audio (Southern England): (file)

Noun

descriptivism (usually uncountable, plural descriptivisms)

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

Antonyms

prescriptivism

Derived terms

Related terms

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)

descriptivism

Declension

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