English Dictionary

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 is a specialized language used to describe and analyze language itself.

意味（1）

(linguistics, translation studies, critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process

In order to talk or theorise about phenomena, one inevitably uses a language that is in effect a metalanguage, a special instance of language that allows the theorist to stand back and describe what is happening.

意味（2）

(computing) Any similar language used to define a programming language