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What is a Prescriptivist
a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior.
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what is a Descriptivist
Avoid interference with change and variation
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an influence on language change
migration, travel, British empire and globalisation
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definition of Divergence
Adopts exaggerated speech behaviour in order to distance themselves from other speakers or to reinforce their different identity
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19th Century Grammar
Grammatical formality still evident Sentences are less complex
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what is a Descriptivist

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Avoid interference with change and variation

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an influence on language change

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definition of Divergence

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19th Century Grammar

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