Proscriptive vs. Descriptive — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Proscriptive and Descriptive
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Proscriptive
The act of proscribing; prohibition.
Descriptive
Involving or characterized by description; serving to describe.
Proscriptive
The condition of having been proscribed; outlawry.
Descriptive
Concerned with classification or description
A descriptive science.
Proscriptive
Proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard
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Descriptive
Expressing an attribute of the modified noun, as green in green grass. Used of an adjective or adjectival clause.
Proscriptive
Of or pertaining to proscription; consisting in, or of the nature of, proscription; proscribing.
Descriptive
Nonrestrictive.
Descriptive
(Linguistics) Of or relating to the study or the description of a language or a specific stage of a language, with emphasis on constructing a grammar without regard to historical development, comparison with other languages, or advocated norms for correct or proper usage.
Descriptive
Of, relating to, or providing a description.
Descriptive
(grammar) Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary).
Descriptive
(linguistics) Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.
Descriptive
Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.
Descriptive
(grammar) An adjective (or other descriptive word)
Descriptive
Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the age.
Descriptive
Serving to describe or inform or characterized by description;
The descriptive variable
A descriptive passage
Descriptive
Concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents;
Synchronic linguistics
Descriptive linguistics
Descriptive
Describing the structure of a language;
Descriptive linguistics simply describes language
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