
functional linguistics
/fˈʌŋkʃənəl lɪŋɡwˈɪstɪks/
nouna linguistic framework that analyzes language based on the functions it serves in communication, focusing on the relationship between language and its social, cultural, and cognitive context to understand how language is used to express meaning and achieve communicative goals

linguistic prescription
/lɪŋɡwˈɪstɪk pɹɪskɹˈɪpʃən/
nounthe practice of prescribing or dictating specific rules, norms, and standards for language usage, often through formal grammars and style guides, with the aim of maintaining or promoting a particular variant or prestige form of a language

conceptual semantics
/kənsˈɛptʃuːəl səmˈæntɪks/
nounan approach in linguistics that focuses on the study of meaning by examining the cognitive concepts and categories underlying language, emphasizing the role of mental representations and cognitive processes in shaping linguistic meaning and understanding

prototype theory
/pɹˈoʊɾoʊtˌaɪp θˈiəɹi/
nouna cognitive framework that suggests that our understanding of categories is based on prototypes or typical examples that embody the core features of a category, and that category membership is determined by the degree of resemblance to these prototypes
