Associations to the word «Prescriptivism»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

PRESCRIPTIVISM, noun. (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior.
PRESCRIPTIVISM, noun. (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics.

Wise words

Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catch words.
Robert Louis Stevenson