metalinguistics
/ˌmɛtəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
noun
- The study of language as it relates to itself, including how people talk about language.
- Metalinguistics explores how children learn to think about words and grammar.
- Her research in metalinguistics focuses on how bilinguals switch between languages.
- The course on metalinguistics covered topics like slang and formal speech.