prescriptive linguistics
NOUN
24 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P
prescriptive linguistics is a valid 24-letter word worth 35 points in Scrabble and 44 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1S1C3R1I1P3T1I1V4E1L1I1N1G2U1I1S1T1I1C3S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =35 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 70TRIPLE WORD → 105
MEANING
What does prescriptive linguistics mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
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.
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