What does metalanguage mean?
Metalanguage means (linguistics, translation studies, critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process..
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(linguistics, translation studies, critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process..
In order to talk or theorise about phenomena, one inevitably uses a language that is in effect a metalanguage, a special instance of language that allows the theorist to stand back and describe what is happening.
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Metalanguage means (linguistics, translation studies, critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process..
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In order to talk or theorise about phenomena, one inevitably uses a language that is in effect a metalanguage, a special instance of language that allows the theorist to stand back and describe what is happening.
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