Term: prescriptive linguistics: an account of how a language should be used instead of how it is actually used; a prescription for the `correct' phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics
Broader: linguistics: the scientific study of language | Unrelated: check: obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
Broader: linguistics: the scientific study of language | Unrelated: maquiladora: an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border); parts are shipped into Mexico and the finished product is shipped back across the border
Broader: linguistics: the scientific study of language | Unrelated: appendix: a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
Broader: linguistics: the scientific study of language | Unrelated: cash equivalent: a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less than three months
Broader: linguistics: the scientific study of language | Unrelated: brace and bit: a drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it
Broader: linguistics: the scientific study of language | Unrelated: presidency: the tenure of a president
Broader: linguistics: the scientific study of language | Unrelated: cattle guard: a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle
Broader: linguistics: the scientific study of language | Unrelated: hepatotoxin: any toxin that affects the liver
Broader: linguistics: the scientific study of language | Unrelated: silver-bell tree: medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas
Broader: linguistics: the scientific study of language | Unrelated: basal metabolic rate: the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state