metalanguage
/ˈmɛtəˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
noun
- A language or set of terms used to describe or analyze another language.
- Linguists use metalanguage to explain how different languages work.
- The textbook introduced metalanguage for discussing poetry, such as 'metaphor' and 'rhyme'.
- In grammar class, we learned metalanguage like 'noun' and 'verb' to talk about sentences.
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