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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /dɛs.kʁip.ti.vism lɛ̃.ɡwis.tik/
"Le descriptivisme linguistique privilégie l'observation de la langue parlée."
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2 senses- 1
The practice of describing how language is actually used by speakers and writers, without judging it as correct or incorrect.
"Modern sociolinguistics relies heavily on linguistic descriptivism to document regional dialects and emerging slang." - 2
An objective approach to the study of language structure and usage that contrasts with prescriptive grammar.
"Her thesis defends linguistic descriptivism against traditionalist critics who argue that modern grammar is in decline."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'linguistic', stemming from the Latin 'lingua' (tongue, language), and 'descriptivism', based on the Latin 'describere' (to write down, represent). The term emerged in 20th-century modern linguistics, pioneered by structuralist anthropologists and linguists like Franz Boas and Leonard Bloomfield, shifting the scholarly focus from prescribing arbitrary rules of usage to objectively observing and recording how language is actually spoken and written by its users.
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descriptivisme linguistique
Transliteration: /dɛs.kʁip.ti.vism lɛ̃.ɡwis.tik/
"Le descriptivisme linguistique privilégie l'observation de la langue parlée."
linguistischer Deskriptivismus
Transliteration: /lɪŋˈɡvɪstɪʃɐ dɛskʁɪptɪˈvɪsmʊs/
"Der linguistische Deskriptivismus betrachtet Sprache so, wie sie tatsächlich verwendet wird."
descrittivismo linguistico
Transliteration: /de.skrit.tiˈvi.zmo linˈɡwi.sti.ko/
"Il descrittivismo linguistico rifiuta le norme prescrittive tradizionali."
descriptivismo lingüístico
Transliteration: /des.kɾip.tiˈβiz.mo liŋˈɡwis.ti.ko/
"El descriptivismo lingüístico analiza la lengua tal como se habla."
descritivismo linguístico
Transliteration: /deʃ.kɾi.tʃiˈviz.mu lẽˈɡwis.tʃi.ku/
"O descritivismo linguístico foca na análise empírica dos falantes."
भाषाई वर्णनात्मकता
Transliteration: bhashai varnatmakata
"भाषाई वर्णनात्मकता भाषा के वास्तविक प्रयोग का अध्ययन करती है।"
语言描写主义
Transliteration: yǔyán miáoxiě zhǔyì
"语言描写主义主张客观记录语言的实际使用情况。"
언어학적 기술주의
Transliteration: eon-eo-hak-jeok gi-sul-ju-ui
"언어학적 기술주의는 실제 언어 사용을 관찰하는 데 중점을 둔다."
言語記述主義
Transliteration: gengo kijutsu shugi
"言語記述主義は、実際の言語運用を客観的に分析する。"
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