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How and when do (prescriptive) grammarians use (descriptive) linguistics?



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How and when do (prescriptive) grammarians use (descriptive) linguistics? I'm asking because I have a (very nebulous) interest in using learning about linguistics for this reason.



Some examples, or even (!!) a book length introduction to linguistics and grammatical prescriptions, would be great.






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How and when do (prescriptive) grammarians use (descriptive) linguistics? I'm asking because I have a (very nebulous) interest in using learning about linguistics for this reason.



Some examples, or even (!!) a book length introduction to linguistics and grammatical prescriptions, would be great.






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How and when do (prescriptive) grammarians use (descriptive) linguistics? I'm asking because I have a (very nebulous) interest in using learning about linguistics for this reason.



Some examples, or even (!!) a book length introduction to linguistics and grammatical prescriptions, would be great.






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How and when do (prescriptive) grammarians use (descriptive) linguistics? I'm asking because I have a (very nebulous) interest in using learning about linguistics for this reason.



Some examples, or even (!!) a book length introduction to linguistics and grammatical prescriptions, would be great.






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