"metalinguistics" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: meta- + linguistics Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|linguistics}} meta- + linguistics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} metalinguistics (uncountable)
  1. The branch of linguistics that studies language and its relationship to culture and society. Wikipedia link: metalinguistics Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (The study of language and its relationships to culture and society): mātai ahureo (Maori)

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