1 . prescriptive method oxford english dictionary 2 . descriptive method the science of dictionary making 3 . webster's dictionary believed that language change was the result of language corruption 4 . historical method a record of the way in which language is actually used 5 . ultimate dictionary authority today dictionary of the english language 6 . etymology attempts to slow or halt language change 7 . johnson's dictionary american dictionary of the english language 8 . lexicography scholars who set standards for how language should be used 9 . grammarians a record of scholarly opinion regarding how language should be used 10 . language fixing the use of literary texts to establish context for definitions of words 11 . language purists the history of a word
