alleryWhat is the main purpose of prescribing language norms?
ATo record every spoken dialect
BTo prevent all language change
CTo abolish all foreign languages
DTo set easily taught preferred forms
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. To set easily taught preferred forms
1. Prescription is part of language standardization.
2. Its chief aim is to specify socially preferred forms in a way that is easily taught and learned.
3. Recording dialects is descriptive; preventing change is not its stated aim.
_Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic prescription, Aims_
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