metalinguistics

[ met-uh-ling-gwis-tiks ]
/ ˌmɛt ə lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the study of the relation between languages and the other cultural systems they refer to.

Origin of metalinguistics

First recorded in 1945–50; meta- + linguistics

Words nearby metalinguistics