prescriptivism

indénombrable

A noun referring to a doctrine or approach, particularly in ethics or linguistics, that prescribes or advocates for specific attitudes, behaviors, or linguistic rules.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une doctrine ou une approche, notamment en éthique ou en linguistique, qui prescrit ou prône certaines attitudes, comportements ou règles de langue.

1. Ethical doctrine C2 formal

   A theory in ethics stating that moral statements are not merely descriptive but prescribe or recommend certain attitudes and behaviors.

   • Prescriptivism in ethics argues that saying 'murder is wrong' is a prescription not to murder.
   • The philosopher R.M. Hare is a key figure associated with ethical prescriptivism.
   • Critics of prescriptivism claim it fails to account for moral disagreements.

   🇫🇷Prescriptivisme (éthique)

2. Linguistic doctrine C2 formal

   A belief or approach in linguistics that advocates for establishing and enforcing rules about how a language should be used, often based on a standard or 'correct' form.

   • Linguistic prescriptivism often dictates that sentences should not end with prepositions.
   • Many grammar guides are rooted in prescriptivism.
   • Prescriptivism is often contrasted with descriptivism, which describes how language is actually used.

   🇫🇷Prescriptivisme linguistique

   Synonymes: prescriptive grammarprescriptive linguistics

   Antonymes: descriptivism

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