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| + | Descriptive rules, principles and constraints, are formal tools used by linguists to describe how native speakers of a language actually speak. They are contrasted with [[Prescriptive (definition)|prescriptive rules]] which tell people how they should speak. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| − | [[Prescriptive (definition)]] | + | *[[Prescriptive (definition)]] |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescriptive | + | The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful! |
| + | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescriptive | ||
| + | *http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/articles/media/1994_01_24_thenewrepublic.html | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | *Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.'' Oxford, UK: Blackwell. | |
[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:15, 5 June 2012
Descriptive rules, principles and constraints, are formal tools used by linguists to describe how native speakers of a language actually speak. They are contrasted with prescriptive rules which tell people how they should speak.
See Also
External Links
The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescriptive
- http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/articles/media/1994_01_24_thenewrepublic.html
References
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
