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linguistics vs prescriptive linguistics

prescriptive linguistics vs linguistics

linguistics and prescriptive linguistics both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
linguistics Yes No No No
prescriptive linguistics Yes No No No
As nouns, prescriptive linguistics is a hyponym of linguistics; that is, prescriptive linguistics is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than linguistics:
  • linguistics: the scientific study of language
  • prescriptive linguistics: 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
linguistics (noun) prescriptive linguistics (noun)
the scientific study of language 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
the humanistic study of language and literature
Difference between linguistics and prescriptive linguistics

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