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Linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language. 2.Prescriptive vs. Descriptive descriptive aims to describe and analyze the language people actually use. Prescriptive aims to lay down rules for “correct and standard”behaviour in using language.modern linguistics is mostly descriptive. 3.Synchronic VS. Diachronic The description of a language at some point of time in history is a synchronic study. The description of a language as it changes through time is a diachronic study. A diachronic study is a historical study, a synchronic approach seems to enjoy priority over a dia