
1) Language 2) Linguistic communication
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Broadly, any metalanguage is language or symbols used when language itself is being discussed or examined. In logic and linguistics, a metalanguage is a language used to make statements about statements in another language (the object language). Expressions in a metalanguage are often distinguished from those in an object language by the use of it...
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in semantics and philosophy, language used for the analysis of object language (language that is used to talk about objects in the world). Thus, a ... [4 related articles]
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A language that can be used to define other languages. Examples include ASN.1, XML and BNF.
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[
n] - a language that can be used to describe languages
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metalanguage a language or system of symbols used to describe or analyze another language or system of symbols.
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Language used tdescribe, analyse or explain another language. Metalanguage includes, for example, grammatical terms and the rules of syntax. The term is sometimes used tmean the language used in class tgive instructions, explain things, etc. in essence, trefer tall teacher talk that does not specifically include the target language.
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the language we use when talking about language itself. It includes words like sentence, noun, paragraph, preposition. Those who understand these concepts are able to talk about language quite precisely; thus, acquisition of metalanguage is seen as a crucial step in developing awareness of and proficiency in communication, particularly written lan...
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noun a language that can be used to describe languages
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A language used to make assertions about another language; any language whose symbols refer to the properties of the symbols of another language. (Formed by analogy with 'metamathematics', the study of formalized mathematical systems.) -- M.B.
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Any language which describes, in technical terms, the properties of another language. Thus linguistics is a scientific language about language
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A language that represents another language.
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The language which is used to discuss language; see also object language.
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