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Prescriptivists meaning

plural of prescriptivist

Using Prescriptivists

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of prescriptivist

Context around Prescriptivists

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

hare 1×

Often after:

cannot 1× interpret 1×

Sentence patterns with Prescriptivists

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

of the prescriptivists who started 1× prescriptivists interpret ethical 1× to hare prescriptivists cannot argue 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to hare 1× as shown above 1× prescriptivists interpret ethical 1×

Common sentence endings:

all to follow 1× connection with it 1× wrong or contradictive 1×

Words around Prescriptivists

Just before it in the word index:

prescriptivism 7 prescriptively 2 prescriptive 69 prescriptions 347 prescription 1.029 prescript 6

Just after it in the word index:

prescripts 4 presearch 5 preseason 1.125 preseasons 3 presedent 2 preselected 23

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Prescriptivists

  • In this selection, "prescriptivists" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hare, cannot and interpret stand out and add context to how "prescriptivists" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the prescriptivists who started and prescriptivists interpret ethical. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "prescriptivists" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with prescriptivists

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

According to Hare, prescriptivists cannot argue that amoralists are logically wrong or contradictive. (13 words)

Prescriptivists interpret ethical statements as being universal imperatives, prescribing behavior for all to follow. (14 words)

As shown above, none of the prescriptivists who started the split-infinitive controversy in the 19th century mentioned Latin in connection with it. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

As shown above, none of the prescriptivists who started the split-infinitive controversy in the 19th century mentioned Latin in connection with it. (23 words)

Prescriptivists interpret ethical statements as being universal imperatives, prescribing behavior for all to follow. (14 words)

According to Hare, prescriptivists cannot argue that amoralists are logically wrong or contradictive. (13 words)

Example sentences (3)

According to Hare, prescriptivists cannot argue that amoralists are logically wrong or contradictive.

As shown above, none of the prescriptivists who started the split-infinitive controversy in the 19th century mentioned Latin in connection with it.

Prescriptivists interpret ethical statements as being universal imperatives, prescribing behavior for all to follow.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "prescriptivists" in a sentence?
An example: "According to Hare, prescriptivists cannot argue that amoralists are logically wrong or contradictive." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "prescriptivists" from authentic English texts.
What does "prescriptivists" mean?
Prescriptivists means: plural of prescriptivist
How many example sentences with "prescriptivists" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "prescriptivists", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.