alleryWhich kind of linguistics did Larry Andrews say declares what a language should be like?
ADescriptive
BPrescriptive
CHistorical
DComparative
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Prescriptive
1. Andrews says descriptive grammar studies what a language is like.
2. Prescriptive grammar declares what a language should be like.
3. Historical and comparative linguistics are different fields.
_Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic description, Descriptive versus prescriptive linguistics_
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