Descriptivism, in Linguistic terms = is the description, or describing of a language with reference to phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics without value judgement. It describes a language exactly how it is. Linguists document and research language spoken by native speakers with no judgement as to "correct forms".
Leonard Bloomfield is a descriptivist linguist.
"Descriptivism is the belief that description is more significant or important to teach, study, and practice than prescription."
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