prescriptive linguistics

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  • 规定语言学
Noun:
  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

    1. She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.
      她打算学习应用语言学课程。
    2. Linguistics is a branch of study on human language.
      语言学是人类语言中的一个分枝。