| Lemma | descriptive linguist |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Nida (1951) |
| Titolo | A system for the description of semantic elements |
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| Citazioni | Whether these speakers of English were justified in doing this does not ultimately matter as far as the descriptive linguist is concerned. It is his businness to describe what people actually do - not what they may be justified in doing. |