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descriptive linguistics vs prescriptive linguistics

prescriptive linguistics vs descriptive linguistics

descriptive linguistics and prescriptive linguistics both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
descriptive linguistics Yes No No No
prescriptive linguistics Yes No No No
descriptive linguistics (noun) prescriptive linguistics (noun)
a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments an account of how a language should be used instead of how it is actually used; a prescription for the `correct' phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics
Difference between descriptive linguistics and prescriptive linguistics

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