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Descriptivist vs Usagist - What's the difference?

descriptivist | usagist | Synonyms |

Usagist is a synonym of descriptivist.



As nouns the difference between descriptivist and usagist

is that descriptivist is an advocate of descriptivism; one who believes a language is defined by usage rather than theory while usagist is one who defines a language by usage rather than theory.

As an adjective descriptivist

is subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.

descriptivist

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An advocate of descriptivism; one who believes a language is defined by usage rather than theory.

    • usagist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics, rare) One who defines a language by usage rather than theory.

    • Synonyms

    * descriptivist