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==Descriptivists vs prescriptivists==
==Descriptivists vs prescriptivists==
There are some people who add multiple supplemental qualifiers to the term "incel" and thereby give it a much more narrow definition thereby diverging significantly from den Boon's definition, thereby creating a sort of "den Boon vs supplemental" clash in defining the term incel. The primary cause for this discrepancy is that those in the supplemental camp use a different defining technique called prescriptivism. Den Boon on the other hand uses the descriptivist method in defining the term.
There are some people who add multiple supplemental qualifiers to the term "incel" which gives it a much more narrow definition than den Boon. Such a significant divergence from den Boon's definition has created a sort of "den Boon vs supplemental" clash in defining the term incel. The primary cause for this discrepancy is that those in the supplemental camp use a different defining technique called prescriptivism. Den Boon (like almost all other lexicographers) on the other hand uses the descriptivist method in defining the term.


All academic research in linguistics utilizes descriptivism rather than prescriptivism.
All academic research in linguistics utilizes descriptivism rather than prescriptivism.

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