prescriptive

• Se dit de ce qui énonce des règles, des directives ou des normes linguistiques imposant comment quelque chose doit être fait ou utilisé, plutôt que de décrire comment cela se fait réellement.

Describes rules, guidelines, or language norms that dictate how something should be done or used, rather than describing how it is actually done.

1. Giving rules or directionsC1formal

   Tending to prescribe or set down rules; stating how something should be done rather than describing how it is done.

   prescriptif (qui donne des règles)

   • The manual provides prescriptive instructions for assembling the furniture.
   • Her approach to grammar is highly prescriptive.
   • The government issued prescriptive guidelines for the new policy.

   Synonymesauthoritariancanonicaldictatorialdidacticdogmaticinstructivenormativerigid

   Antonymesdescriptivepermissive

2. Linguistic prescriptivismC2formal

   Relating to the belief that there are correct and incorrect ways to use language, often based on traditional rules.

   Prescriptif (linguistique)

   • Prescriptive grammarians often criticize the use of 'ain't'.
   • The textbook takes a prescriptive stance on verb conjugation.
   • Many linguists argue against prescriptive rules in everyday speech.

   Synonymesnormativetraditionalist

   Antonymesdescriptive