1. Noun
The study of language as people really speak and write it.
An approach that analyses how language is actually used without treating variation as inherently incorrect.
“Descriptivism records changes in everyday usage.”
2. Noun
(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
Vocabulary classified under Law
3. Noun
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
Vocabulary classified under Law
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