Associations to the word «Metalanguage»

Wiktionary

METALANGUAGE, noun. (linguistics) (translation studies) (critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process.
METALANGUAGE, noun. (computing) Any similar language used to define a programming language.

Dictionary definition

METALANGUAGE, noun. A language that can be used to describe languages.

Wise words

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
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