prescriptive — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

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

   Sinonimi

   normative

   Contrari

   proscriptivenonprescriptive

   Parole correlate

   prescribeprescription

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (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). [...]

Aggettivo

1. pertaining to giving directives or rules

   Sinonimi

   normative

   Contrari

   descriptive

   Esempi

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