alleryWhat does linguistic prescription establish?
ARecords of how each dialect is spoken
BCounts of word frequency in a corpus
CTheories of how children learn speech
DRules defining publicly preferred usage
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Rules defining publicly preferred usage
1. Prescription is the setting of rules for publicly preferred usage, including spelling, pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.
2. So the rules for preferred usage are the answer.
3. Recording every dialect and counting words are descriptive work, and child acquisition belongs to psychology.
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