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Meaning of metalanguage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Any language or vocabulary of terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Any similar language used to define a programming language
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية اللغة التي تستخدم في تعريف لغة اخرى
Bosanski metajezik метајезик
Čeština metajazyk
Deutsch Metasprache
Ελληνικά μεταγλώσσα
Español metalenguaje
Suomi metakieli
Français métalangage
Gaeilge meititheanga
Hrvatski metajezik метајезик
Magyar metanyelv
Íslenska lýsimál
Italiano metalingua metalinguaggio
日本語 メタ言語
Қазақша метатіл
Polski metajęzyk
Português metalinguagem
Русский метаязык
Slovenčina metajazyk
Српски metajezik метајезик
Türkçe üstdil

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Metalanguages metalate metalation metalaw metalaxyl metalayer

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