alleryWhich approach to language records actual usage while avoiding judgment?
APrescriptive
BNormative
CStandardising
DDescriptive
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Descriptive
1. The descriptive approach observes and records how language is actually used.
2. It avoids passing judgment on forms.
3. Prescriptive, normative and standardising approaches lay down how language ought to be used.
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