metapragmaticadj.
/ˌmɛtəpraɡˈmatɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛdəˌpræɡˈmædɪk/ Linguistics.
Of or relating to metapragmatics.
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1976 E. Bates Lang. & Context v. 122 The clearest manifestation of metapragmatic ability would be an explicit reference to acts of saying, utterances such as He said ‘Go’.
1984 Lang. & Communication 4 220 As regards pragmatic competence..the question must arise whether the metapragmatic ability to acquire it is innate or learned.
1992 V. Crapanzano Hermes' Dilemma & Hamlet's Desire Introd. 17 The obscuring of the pragmatic function at the referentially expressed meta-pragmatic level is characteristic of all closed hermeneutical systems.
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