Associations to the word «Metalanguage»

Wiktionary

METALANGUAGE, noun. (linguistics) (translation studies) (critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process.
METALANGUAGE, noun. (computing) Any similar language used to define a programming language.

Dictionary definition

METALANGUAGE, noun. A language that can be used to describe languages.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche