corpus fetishism

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Definition of corpus fetishism in English English dictionary

An insistence that the only valid source of illustrative examples of words or language constructs is from the corpus (existing body of literature) of the language

Hyphenation

cor·pus fet·ish·i·sm

Turkish pronunciation

kôrpıs fetîşîzım

Pronunciation

/ˈkôrpəs ˈfetəˌsʜəzəm/ /ˈkɔːrpəs ˈfɛtɪˌʃɪzəm/

Etymology

() Probably coined by linguist Geoffrey Pullum.