This can be considered an appeal to descriptive linguistics rather than prescriptive linguistics.

这可以被认为是对描述性语言学而不是规范性语言学的一种诉求。

Descriptive linguistics studies one specific language.

描述性语言学研究的是一种具体的语言。

Indian grammarian. his ashtadhyayi one of the first works of descriptive linguistics presents grammatical rules for sanskrit .

帕尼尼印度语法学家。他的八章书是首先叙述语言学的著作之一，是梵语的语法规则。

Both generative and functional grammars are built on the basis of traditional grammar, drawing on the methodological results of American descriptive linguistics.

形式学派和功能学派都是在传统语法的基础上吸取了美国描写语言学的方法而形成的。

The present thesis mainly adopts the methods of the descriptive linguistics , attempting to proffer a panoramic view of the phonetic , lexical and grammatical features of Rudong vernacular.

本文主要采用描写语言学的方法，力求较为全面地反映出如东方言的语音、词汇、语法等方面的特征。

Structural linguistics belongs to descriptive category, and cultural linguistics belong to humanistic one.

结构语言学属描写型，文化语言学属人文型。

Modern linguistics is descriptive, its investigations are based on authentic and mainly spoken language date.

现代语言学是描述性的，其研究以确实可靠的、主要以口语形式的资料为基础。