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PRONUNCIATION OF METALINGUISTIC

metalinguistic  [ˌmɛtəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METALINGUISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metalinguistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES METALINGUISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Metalinguistics

Metalinguistics is the branch of linguistics that studies language and its relationship to other cultural behaviors. It is the study of dialogue relationships between units of speech communication as manifestations and enactments of co-existence.

Definition of metalinguistic in the English dictionary

The definition of metalinguistic in the dictionary is of or relating to the study of language in relation to society and culture.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METALINGUISTIC


artistic
ɑːˈtɪstɪk
characteristic
ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk
crosslinguistic
ˌkrɒslɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk
ethnolinguistic
ˌeθnəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk
extralinguistic
ˌekstrəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk
holistic
həʊˈlɪstɪk
Jahwistic
jɑːˈwɪstɪk
linguistic
lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk
logistic
lɒˈdʒɪstɪk
mystic
ˈmɪstɪk
neurolinguistic
ˌnjʊərəʊˌlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk
nonlinguistic
ˌnɒnlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk
paralinguistic
ˈpærəˌlɪŋɡwɪstɪk
polycystic
ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstɪk
psycholinguistic
ˈsaɪkəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk
realistic
ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
sociolinguistic
ˌsəʊsɪəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk
statistic
stəˈtɪstɪk
ventriloquistic
venˌtrɪləˈkwɪstɪk
Yahwistic
jɑːˈwɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METALINGUISTIC

metal spraying
metal tape
metal-like
metal.
metalanguage
metaldehyde
metalepses
metaleptic
metaleptical
metalhead
metalinguistics
metalist
metalization
metalize
metall.
metalled
metallic
metallic bond
metallic lens
metallic soap

WORDS THAT END LIKE METALINGUISTIC

anachronistic
antagonistic
autistic
ballistic
deterministic
domestic
floristic
futuristic
heuristic
journalistic
mechanistic
minimalistic
opportunistic
pessimistic
probabilistic
sadistic
simplistic
stylistic
synergistic
touristic
unrealistic

Synonyms and antonyms of metalinguistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metalinguistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METALINGUISTIC

Find out the translation of metalinguistic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of metalinguistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «metalinguistic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

元语言
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metalingüística
570 millions of speakers

English

metalinguistic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

metalinguistic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

metalinguistic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

металингвистическая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metalingüística
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

metalinguistic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métalinguistique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metalinguistik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

metasprachliche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メタ言語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

메타 언어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metalinguistik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

metalinguistic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

metalinguistic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नियतकालिकविषयक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üstdilsel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metalinguistica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metajęzykowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

металінгвістіческая
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metalingvistică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεταγλωσσικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

metalinguistic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

metalinguistic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

metaspråklig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metalinguistic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METALINGUISTIC»

The term «metalinguistic» is normally little used and occupies the 114.538 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METALINGUISTIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «metalinguistic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «metalinguistic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metalinguistic

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METALINGUISTIC»

Discover the use of metalinguistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metalinguistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Metalinguistic Development
This book reviews and analyzes what is known about metacognitive processes in relation to language.
Jean Émile Gombert, 1992
2
Metalinguistic Performance and Interlinguistic Competence
The inadequacies of such an assumption are explored in this volume, which documents the subtleties of the relationship between metalinguistic performance and knowledge of a second language (interlinguistic competence) from the perspectives ...
David Birdsong, 2011
3
The Animal Kingdom as a Donor Domain for Metalinguistic ...
Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, http: //www.uni-jena.de/ (Institut fur Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Hauptseminar "Metalanguage - abstract and imagistic, ...
Volker Lorenz, 2009
4
Metalinguistic Knowledge and the Acquisition of the Spanish ...
One of the most controversial topics in Applied Linguistics is the role of learners' explicit knowledge (including metalinguistic knowledge) and explicit instruction in second language (L2) learning and teaching.
Maite Correa, 2008
5
Strategy Use and Metalinguistic Awareness in Vocabulary ...
Generating both qualitative and quantitative data, this study examined the strategies and metalinguistic knowledge displayed by two at-risk fifth grade readers using verbal, think-aloud reports analyzed from the perspective of ...
Julie C. Friedberg, 2007
6
Language Turned on Itself: The Semantics and Pragmatics of ...
'Language Turned on Itself' is a book about how language can be used to talk about language. It examines the semantics, the pragmatics, and the syntax of linguistic devices that can be used in this way.
Herman Cappelen, Ernest Lepore, 2009
7
The Metalinguistic Dimension in Instructed Second Language ...
In Chapter 5, Thepseenu and Roehr take a similar approach to Erlam in their conceptualization of the metalinguistic dimension. Metalinguistic knowledge is defined as a learner's explicit knowledge about the language that is being learned ...
Karen Roehr, Gabriela Adela Ganem-Gutierrez, 2013
8
Metalinguistic Activity in Learning to Write
This book is recommended to developmental researchers in the area of writing competence acquisition, to language teachers and trainers and to writing researchers interested in the complex sociocognitive processes of writing and learning to ...
Anna Camps Mundó, Marta Milian, 2000
9
The Impact of Foreign Language Learning on Metalinguistic ...
The process of second language acquisition has been shown to raise metalinguistic awareness.
Mark C. Beasley-Murray, 2008
10
Language Processing in Bilingual Children
6. Metalinguistic. dimensions. of. bilingual. language. proficiency. ELLEN BIALYSTOK The [bilingual] child learns to see his language as one particular system among many, to view its phenomena under more general categories, and this ...
Ellen Bialystok, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METALINGUISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metalinguistic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Filipino in K to 12, part 2
... use of Filipino; the general concepts in the linguistic and metalinguistic study of Filipino, such as language, dialect, idiolect, variety, variation, ... «Philippine Star, May 15»
2
The advantages of multilingualism
Metalinguistic awareness means that children are better able to discuss things and to reflect on language, not merely to use it. For example ... «Medical Xpress, Apr 15»
3
In the Know: Filipino curriculum in tertiary level
FIL 1 is a metalinguistic study of the Filipino language, focusing on the structure, function and relevance of the Filipino language in the ... «Inquirer.net, Apr 15»
4
Crossing the Chasm to Coding: Three Career Backgrounds That …
... with heightened mental flexibility and creative thinking skills, enhanced metalinguistic awareness, and greater communicative sensitivity.". «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
5
Who Gets "The Bilingual Advantage?" And When?
The study, “Producing bilinguals through immersion education: Development of metalinguistic awareness,” followed a group of Canadian ... «EdCentral, Feb 15»
6
Gaelic recognised in Arizona
Although she doesn't have the technical vocabulary to describe her observations, she often stunned us with her metalinguistic insights about ... «Herald Scotland, Jan 15»
7
In defense of that crazy Internet lingo
... meanings of different genres and language types, and are able to discuss them using metalinguistic terms like meme,” said Gerard Van Herk, ... «allvoices, Dec 14»
8
Mixing Languages - Bilingual Children are So Smart!
Languages are understood in use, particularly for young children, and the metalinguistic concept of one language having an equivalent ... «ChicagoNow, Dec 14»
9
English 'inadequacies'
Research indicates that the one advantage NNESTs have over NS teachers is the greater metalinguistic knowledge of English. This is because ... «Fiji Times, Nov 14»
10
The Truth about Bilingualism
... monolinguals, and they mature earlier than monolinguals in terms of metalinguistic abilities (Albert and Obler, 1978, cited in Cummins, 1994). «ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Metalinguistic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/metalinguistic>. Apr 2024 ».
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