metalinguistic
/ˌmɛtəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/
adjective
- Relating to language that describes or talks about language itself.
- Her metalinguistic awareness helped her understand why some sentences sound awkward.
- The teacher used metalinguistic terms like 'noun' and 'verb' to explain the sentence.
- In grammar class, we had a metalinguistic discussion about the rules of punctuation.