metalanguage in Finnish
metalanguage in Finnish is metakieli — metalanguage means a set of words or symbols used to describe or discuss another language.
metalanguage in Finnish
metakieli
What does "metalanguage" mean?
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noun A set of words or symbols used to describe or discuss another language.
"Grammatical terms like 'noun' and 'verb' belong to the metalanguage linguists use."
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noun A language used to define or describe the rules of a programming language.
"XML can act as a metalanguage for defining other markup languages."
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metalanguage in a sentence
- Grammatical terms like 'noun' and 'verb' belong to the metalanguage linguists use.
- Translators rely on a shared metalanguage to explain subtle differences between two languages.
- XML can act as a metalanguage for defining other markup languages.
- The compiler's grammar is written in a metalanguage rather than in the target language itself.
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What is "metalanguage" in Finnish?
"metalanguage" in Finnish is metakieli. metalanguage means: A set of words or symbols used to describe or discuss another language.
How do you use "metalanguage" in a sentence?
Example: "Grammatical terms like 'noun' and 'verb' belong to the metalanguage linguists use." In Finnish, "metalanguage" is metakieli.
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