prescriptive
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/pɹəˈskɹɪptɪv/
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/pɹiˈskɹɪptɪv/
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pɹɪˈskɹɪptɪv
Adjective
Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.
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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). [...]
Adjective
pertaining to giving directives or rules
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prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage
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more prescriptivemost prescriptivepræscriptivepraescriptive