On this page you'll find 7 example sentences with Prescriptivism. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as doctrine or philosophy and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Prescriptivism in a sentence
Prescriptivism meaning
The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.
Synonyms of Prescriptivism
Using Prescriptivism
- The main meaning on this page is: The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.
- Useful related words include: doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought.
- In the example corpus, prescriptivism often appears in combinations such as: to prescriptivism.
Context around Prescriptivism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Prescriptivism
- In this selection, "prescriptivism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, style, morality, phrases and focus stand out and add context to how "prescriptivism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include according to prescriptivism morality is and according to prescriptivism phrases like. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "prescriptivism" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with prescriptivism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Prescriptivism is also supported by the actual way of speaking. (10 words)
Who sets email style: Prescriptivism, coping strategies, and democratizing communication access. (11 words)
Prescriptivism can fit the theist idea of morality as obedience towards god. (12 words)
It is however different from the cognitivist supernaturalism which interprets morality as subjective will of god, while prescriptivism claims that moral rules are universal and can be found by reason alone without reference to a god. (36 words)
According to prescriptivism, phrases like "Thou shalt not murder!" or "Do not steal!" are the clearest expressions of morality, while reformulations like "Killing is wrong" tend to obscure the meaning of moral sentences. (33 words)
According to prescriptivism, morality is not about knowledge (of moral facts), but about character (to choose to do the right thing). (21 words)
Example sentences (7)
According to prescriptivism, morality is not about knowledge (of moral facts), but about character (to choose to do the right thing).
According to prescriptivism, phrases like "Thou shalt not murder!" or "Do not steal!" are the clearest expressions of morality, while reformulations like "Killing is wrong" tend to obscure the meaning of moral sentences.
Arguments in favour of non-cognitivism Arguments for prescriptivism focus on the function of normative statements.
It is however different from the cognitivist supernaturalism which interprets morality as subjective will of god, while prescriptivism claims that moral rules are universal and can be found by reason alone without reference to a god.
Prescriptivism can fit the theist idea of morality as obedience towards god.
Prescriptivism is also supported by the actual way of speaking.
Who sets email style: Prescriptivism, coping strategies, and democratizing communication access.
Common combinations with prescriptivism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to prescriptivism 2×