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Noun: descriptive linguistics
  1. A description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments

Type of: linguistics

Antonym: prescriptive linguistics

Encyclopedia: Descriptive linguistics

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