What does metareflexive mean?
Metareflexive means Reflecting on the process of reflection..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Reflecting on the process of reflection..
Examples of metareflexive texts include Derridean deconstruction, Garfinkelian ethnomethodology […] Metareflexive writers are obsessed with methodology to the exclusion of all else […]
The answer is perhaps easier in the case of the latter, for one can indeed reread the above dialogue as a metareflexive commentary on the difficulties of understanding that this film brings into play.
Use metareflexive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Metareflexive means Reflecting on the process of reflection..
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Examples of metareflexive texts include Derridean deconstruction, Garfinkelian ethnomethodology […] Metareflexive writers are obsessed with methodology to the exclusion of all else […]
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