Descriptivism and Prescriptivism: A Small Powerful Speech

When I started studying linguistics, I swept up in the fun of descriptivism. When I started teaching writing, I realized it had its limitations. Thank you for coming to my small powerful speech. Work with Andrew on your writing: https://goldfinchmediallc.com/services Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/PXKkEnZgGP Send in your writing for a chance to appear on the show: https://goldfinchmediallc.com/submit Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtI_ueaoLsjIHHHmqR0TEgw/join 0:00 Introduction 1:27 The Appeal of Descriptivism 6:47 The Limits of Descriptivism 12:19 Conclusion