descriptivists
noun as in strong fondness
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Example:While descriptivists focus on documenting how language is used, prescriptivists focus on how it ought to be used.
Definition:A group that holds to prescriptive rules and guidelines, often for correctness or standardization of language.
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Example:Pro-normalizationists argue that the language should naturally evolve and standardize through use rather than through authoritative decrees.
Definition:Characterized by a tendency to accept and encourage the normalization of linguistic usage without undue restriction.
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