prescriptivist
[pri-
skrip
-t
uh
-vist]
/prɪˈskrɪp tə vɪst/
noun
1.
a writer, teacher, or supporter of
prescriptive grammar
.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or based on
prescriptive grammar
.
Origin
1950-55;
prescriptive
+
-ist
Related forms
prescriptivism,
noun
British Dictionary definitions for
prescriptivism
prescriptivism
/
prɪˈskrɪptɪˌvɪzəm
/
noun
1.
(
ethics
) the theory that moral utterances have no truth value but prescribe attitudes to others and express the conviction of the speaker
Compare
descriptivism
,
emotivism