prescriptive — Englisches Wörterbuch

Adjektiv

1. Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.

   Synonyme

   normative

   Antonyme

   proscriptivenonprescriptive

   Verwandte Wörter

   prescribeprescription

   Beispiele

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   For one thing, spoken language tends to be less subjected to prescriptive pressures than written language, and hence is a less artificial medium of com- munication (written language is often a kind of 'censored' version of spoken language). [...]

Adjektiv

1. pertaining to giving directives or rules

   Synonyme

   normative

   Antonyme

   descriptive

   Beispiele

   prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage