Or was someone indicating in a subtle way that descriptivism is replacing prescriptivism in the “On Language” column?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » From Language Log to the New York Times Magazine] Reference

One problem that I have with descriptivism is that it gives us no idea as to what extent we should be tolerant of grammatical error.    From Wordnik.com.  [None is, none are: Grammar according to Clarkson « Motivated Grammar] Reference

Or has the descriptivism trickled all the way down?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Kobach on Arizona’s Immigration Law] Reference

Does he extend that descriptivism to spelling, though?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Guestblogging Dictionary Myths (Pt 3):] Reference

This attitude to language is known as "descriptivism.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-05-01] Reference

I still think that pure descriptivism is unhelpful and boring.    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: A SCREENWRITER TALKS SENSE.] Reference

Suppose, further, that rigidity follows from anti-descriptivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rigid Designators] Reference

The modal arguments against descriptivism take the following form.    From Wordnik.com.  [Natural Kinds] Reference

The Volokh Conspiracy » Against descriptivism and prescriptivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Against descriptivism and prescriptivism:] Reference

I still think that pure descriptivism is unhelpful and boring, LH.    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: A SCREENWRITER TALKS SENSE.] Reference

Two improvements of famous deeds descriptivism have been suggested.    From Wordnik.com.  [Names] Reference

Some obvious problems with famous deeds descriptivism have been recognized.    From Wordnik.com.  [Names] Reference

For example, notice that atomism is largely motivated by anti-descriptivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Concepts] Reference

Via Languagehat, another bastion of sane descriptivism. posted by Frank | 2:05 AM.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-05-01] Reference

Indeed, this account is simply a rigidified version of metalinguistic descriptivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Names] Reference

Further, it's not "linguistic descriptivism" to differ from you on a point of style.    From Wordnik.com.  [URGENT The "Reform of the Reform" is in motion] Reference

˜Aristotle™™ (this view was dubbed “causal descriptivism” by Lewis (1984)).    From Wordnik.com.  [Descriptions] Reference

No, you're wrong, and your comment reflects adherence to the error of linguistic descriptivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [URGENT The "Reform of the Reform" is in motion] Reference

It is not pure descriptivism, or anything that anybody says or writes would be equally acceptable.    From Wordnik.com.  [None is, none are: Grammar according to Clarkson « Motivated Grammar] Reference

To add to LH's reply to Mark, in a sense descriptivism can never be the final say in our own usage.    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: A SCREENWRITER TALKS SENSE.] Reference

So descriptivism of this sophisticated sort suggests one means to retain Kripke's epistemic claims.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rigid Designators] Reference

Once again, this is a rigidified version of an existing description theory, viz. causal descriptivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Names] Reference

Metalinguistic descriptivism says that a proper name N has the semantic value of the definite description.    From Wordnik.com.  [Names] Reference

The foregoing speaks of linguistic descriptivism, right?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mother Tongue Annoyances] Reference

The main work "suffers" from the same descriptivism as its supplement.    From Wordnik.com.  [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol III No 4] Reference

Much attention is given to the question of prescriptivism versus descriptivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XII No 2] Reference

MySpace is not the site you want to use to make the positive case for descriptivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ben and Alice] Reference

Now doubtless this can lead us to the usual debates about descriptivism and prescriptivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy] Reference

To revisit a metaphor, if prescriptivism is linguistic Calvinism, descriptivism is Unitarianism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yakima Herald-Republic Weekly News] Reference

These don’t seem like very persuasive examples in support of descriptivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » “Otherwise Incorrect”] Reference

My point is that I would be more comfortable with what I’ll call mindful descriptivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Forgo vs. Forego:] Reference

So if you’re a prescriptivist, I might not be able to persuade you to convert to descriptivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Trouble with Some Prescriptivist Claims:] Reference

Against descriptivism and prescriptivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Against descriptivism and prescriptivism:] Reference

Against descriptivism and prescriptivism: ».    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » A Davis-Bacon Act for “Hired Feet”:] Reference

Millian descriptivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Propositional Attitude Reports] Reference

Laquo; Against descriptivism and prescriptivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Fowler on Pronunciation:] Reference

I don’t think descriptivism allows forthat.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Descriptivism and What Words Mean:] Reference

Causal descriptivism (Loar 1976, Lewis 1984, Kroon 1987.    From Wordnik.com.  [Names] Reference