alleryWhy does effective prescription depend on description?
AIt requires royal permission
BIt requires a ban on dialects
CIt requires knowledge of actual usage
DIt requires fewer living speakers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. It requires knowledge of actual usage
1. Prescriptive and descriptive approaches overlap conceptually.
2. A prior understanding of how language is actually used is necessary for prescription to be effective.
3. Permission, bans and fewer speakers are not requirements.
_Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic prescription, Lead section_
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