metanalysis

English

Alternative forms

• meta-analysis (only in the first sense)

Etymology

meta- +‎ analysis. Coined, in linguistic sense, by Otto Jesperson.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɛtəˈnaləsɪs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /mɛtəˈnæləsəs/

Noun

metanalysis (countable and uncountable, plural metanalyses)

1. Analysis of analyses.

   a metanalysis of 35 existing studies

2. (linguistics) The act of breaking down a word or phrase into segments or meanings not original to it; breaking down the boundaries between words or other units.

   The reinterpretation of "a napron" as "an apron" is an example of metanalysis.

   Synonym: rebracketing

Related terms

• metanalyse

Translations

rebracketing — see rebracketing