descriptivism

Noun

Meaning

(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics

(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value

Source: WordNet

Antonyms

prescriptivism

Hypernyms

ism philosophy doctrine school of thought philosophical system

Related terms

description descriptive

Examples

He gives several examples purporting to render descriptivism implausible as a theory of how names get their references determined (e. Source: Internet

Kripke rejects both these kinds of descriptivism. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

descriptive writing descriptively descriptiveness descriptivist descriptivistic descriptivity