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Proscriptive vs. Descriptive — What's the Difference?

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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