metalinguistic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
meta- + linguistic
Adjective[edit]
metalinguistic (not comparable)
- (linguistics) Treating words as words, rather than interacting with their meaning.
- 2002, Rodney Huddleston, Geoffrey K. Pullum, The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language:
- Mary is still one of the most popular girl's names. This represents a metalinguistic use of Mary: the case where we cite a linguistic expression in order to say something about it qua linguistic expression.
- Pertaining to metalinguistics.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
treating words as words, rather than interacting with their meaning
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pertaining to metalinguistics
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