metalingualadj.
/ˌmɛtəˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/ = metalinguistic adj.
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the mind > language > linguistics > [adjective] > specific types or features of linguistic analysis
paradigmatic1891
realizational1904
non-distinctive1916
principled1919
binary1921
over-differentiated1927
marked1933
unmarked1933
isomorphic1937
nuclear1937
contrastive1940
metalinguistic1941
metalingual1942
componential1947
linear1955
rewrite1960
unordered1960
taxonomic1962
non-binary1971
1942 Jrnl. Philos. 39 676 It is only as involving signs that art objects can exemplify any of the various concepts designated by the word ‘truth’, this term being best construed..as metalingual.
1950 Mind 59 490 Due..to the common confusion of words and things its metalingual character has been overlooked.
1975 Jrnl. Symbolic Logic 40 470 It is easy to handle in metalingual discussion.
1987 Appl. Linguistics 8 123 The first..criterion involves the learner's metalingual awareness of language distance, or psychotypology.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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