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词汇 prescriptivism
释义 prescriptivism
noun[ U ]
uk /prɪˈskrɪp.tɪ.vɪ.zəm/ us /prɪˈskrɪp.tɪ.vɪ.zəm/
language specialized
the belief that there are correct and wrong ways to use language and that books about language should give rules to follow, rather than describing how language is really used: 规约主义
There has been a blurring of the sharp distinction between descriptivism and prescriptivism in the writings of grammarians and lexicographers. 在文法学者和词典编纂者的作品中,描述主义和规约主义之间的界限开始模糊了。
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There are of course many people, including language scholars of great probity, who are watchful about prescription and hostile to 'prescriptivism'.
Younger teachers are by and large unaware of grammatical prescriptivism arguments while all teachers have awareness of the need to address and reform linguistic discrimination.
For example, since we linguists all agree in rejecting prescriptivism,7 we can speak with one voice in favour of non-standard8 dialects.
I don't doubt the value of descriptive linguistics - up to the point when descriptivists dogmatically refuse to acknowledge the value of prescriptivism.
Pronunciation has to be 'correct' (again, prescriptivism and the popular beliefs about spelling and pronunciation), clear, and intelligible.
To them, prescriptivism as such is not the bane of effective teaching and learning.
It is my contention that prescriptivism should rule the day with punctuation, although, in most instances, it should adhere to a descriptive analysis of speech.
The growth of the form, however, was sometimes challenged by writers on the language at a time when prescriptivism was dominant.
The most striking characteristic of this curriculum is the absence of prescriptivism (for which linguists can claim some credit).
Both eschew prescriptivism while addressing the ever-present public interest in questions of disputed usage.
Several of those belonging to this group even confided that this prescriptivism might have influenced their respective choices.
Similarly, in his discussion of prescriptivism, he seems to have blurred the difference between descriptive and applied approaches.
But is it really fair to tar linguists with the brush of prescriptivism?
Prescriptivism has done itself no favours in the past and, by failing to acknowledge current language trends, it does itself no favours nowadays.
Practicing prescriptivism now and then.
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