different between formalism vs descriptivism
formalism
English
Etymology
From formal +? -ism.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?f??m?l?z(?)m/
- (US) IPA(key): /?f??ml???zm?/
Noun
formalism (countable and uncountable, plural formalisms)
- Strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc.
- (computing) One of several alternative computational paradigms for a given theory.
- (literature) An approach to interpretation and/or evaluation focused on the (usually linguistic) structure of a literary work rather than on the contexts of its origin or reception.
- (music) The tendency to elevate formal above expressive value in music, as in serialism.
- (mathematics, physics) A particular mathematical or scientific theory or description of a given state or effect.
- 2011, Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum Universe, Allen Lane 2011, p. 54:
- Heisenberg seems to have been motivated by his intense annoyance that Schrödinger's more intuitive version of quantum theory was more widely accepted than his own, even though both formalisms led to the same results.
- 2011, Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum Universe, Allen Lane 2011, p. 54:
- (linguistics, computing, mathematics) A formal expression of a grammar; a formal grammar; a set of rules of syntax that, without reference to semantics, determine whether a sequence of symbols is a well-formed sentence in a given formal language.
- 1986, S. J. L. van Eijndhoven, J. de Graaf, A Mathematical Introduction to Dirac's Formalism, Elsevier (North-Holland), page ix,
- Dirac approaches quantum mechanics by means of a so-called symbolic method, the bracket formalism. Although this formalism has a mathematical flavour, in fact, it is based upon bold claims which lack mathematical foundation.
- 1992, tuart M. Shieber, Constraint-based Grammar Formalisms, The MIT Press, page 51,
- It is this abstraction that justifies considering these methods as characterizing constraint-based formalisms in general, rather than an individual formalism.
- 1986, S. J. L. van Eijndhoven, J. de Graaf, A Mathematical Introduction to Dirac's Formalism, Elsevier (North-Holland), page ix,
Related terms
- formalist
See also
- formulism
Translations
References
- formalism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- formalism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Further reading
- Formal language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Romanian
Etymology
From French formalisme
Noun
formalism n (uncountable)
- formalism
Declension
formalism From the web:
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- what's formalism criticism
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descriptivism
English
Etymology
descriptive +? -ism
Noun
descriptivism (usually uncountable, plural descriptivisms)
- (linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.
Antonyms
- prescriptivism
Derived terms
- descriptivist
Related terms
- descriptive
- description
Translations
See also
- realism
- idealism
- formalism
- descriptive grammar
Romanian
Etymology
descriptiv +? -ism
Noun
descriptivism n (uncountable)
- descriptivism
Declension
descriptivism From the web:
- what is descriptivism in linguistics
- what is descriptivism and prescriptivism
- what does descriptivism mean
- what is descriptivism in ethics
- what is non descriptivism
- what is definition descriptivism
- what is prescriptivism in linguistics
- descriptivism in language
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