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Definitions of descriptive linguistics
Definition that contains descriptive linguistics
  • panini Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC)
  • derivation (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation
  • descriptive grammar a grammar that is produced by descriptive linguistics
  • descriptivism (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
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