Prescriptivist vs Descriptivists

Question 1

Prescriptivists:

Answer 1

Higher value for one form of lang than another. It imposes an authoritarian stance demanding the imposition of lang rules e.g. never finishing a sentence on a preposition.

Question 2

Descriptivists:

Answer 2

Does not make judgements about language usage. Rather it describes variations and attempts to explain the factor that account for linguistic variation.

Question 3

Give a linguist that speaks on these.

Answer 3

SARAH THORNE (ADD MORE).