So it seems you are saying it only makes sense to describe prescriptivism as explicitly calling for conformity to an existing norm. There seem to be plenty of

So it seems you are saying it only makes sense to describe prescriptivism as explicitly calling for conformity to an existing norm. There seem to be plenty of people who will argue to conserve grammar/spelling/semantics etc. I can't say their work is unfruitful, yet it does seem to be the case that language follows the habits of the majority.