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noun Download 🔗Share The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage. Examples : "Linguists create grammars based on descriptions of how people actually speak, not on rules about how they should speak. " language linguistics communication writing grammar Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A descriptive linguistic survey. Examples : "The librarian needs better descriptions of the lost books so she can help students find them. " linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
