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What does metalanguage mean?

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Noun
  1. (linguistics) Any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process.
  2. (computing) Any similar language used to define a programming language.
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If we look at this argument closely, we perceive that what is at stake in her argument is precisely the impossibility of metalanguage in the revolutionary process.
Simple explanations are favored, focusing mostly on meaning and word order, with minimal recourse to metalanguage.
Although a relatively objective metalanguage can be devised to describe and discuss poetry, individual response to it is necessarily subjective.
I can plan when and how to use the target language, including metalanguage I may need in the classroom.
This metalanguage is notably a tool for knowledge management and for the semantic addressing of digital documents.
I can use grammatical metalanguage if and when appropriate to the learners' needs.

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