精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Unit 1一：.Important distinction in linguistics 1:prescriptive and descriptive (规范性和描述性）If the linguistic study aims to describe and analyze the language people actually use , it is said to be descriptive.(be in or actually)If the linguistic study aims to lay down rules for“correct and standard” behavior in using language, it is said to be prescriptive.(should be) 2:synchronic and diachronic (共识的和历时的）synchronic is the description of a language at some point of time i
