The view that one way of speaking/accent and dialect is superior to that of others, by implying they are incorrect, improper, lack effect or are not appealing'
The aim of prescriptivists is to create a standard language to teach what they believe is an appropriate language and to advise on effect communication.
Their 'standard language' will address areas such as spelling, grammar, pronunciation and syntax.
Leading figures in Prescriptivism:
- Peter Trudgill
- Jacob Grimm
- Sir William Jones
- Lynn Truss
Descriptivism
Descriptive Linguists main concern is analysing and describing how language is spoken and how it was spoken in the past, and how they believe it will be spoken in the future of the speech community. The aim of descriptivist is to view the linguistic 'world' unbiased and taking a structural approach to language, which commonly contrasts them with Prescriptivism.
- David Crystal
- Jean Aitcheson
- Jenny Cheshire
- Ray Harlow
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