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Key Terms Flashcards

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DEFINE Prescriptivism 🗣️/🔡 👍🏾

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Belief that there is a right way of speaking a language/writing

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DEFINE Descriptivism 🔄

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Belief that there is no ‘correct’ way of using a language

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