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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(linguistics) Treating words as words, rather than interacting with their meaning..
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.
Use metalinguistic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Metalinguistic means (linguistics) Treating words as words, rather than interacting with their meaning..
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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.
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