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descriptive linguistics

de·scrip·tive lin·guis·tics


noun 
Definition:
 
branch of linguistics: the study of a language limited to a comprehensive account of its grammar at a given time, omitting historical or comparative features and not attempting to formulate prescriptive rules ( takes a singular verb )

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