metalanguage

As nouns the difference between metalanguage and language

is that metalanguage is (linguistics|translation studies|critical theory) any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process while language is (lb) a body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication or language can be a languet, a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ.

As a verb language is

to communicate by language; to express in language.

As nouns the difference between metalanguage and jargon

is that metalanguage is (linguistics|translation studies|critical theory) any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process while jargon is jargon.

As a noun metalanguage is

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

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and metalanguage

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while metalanguage is (linguistics|translation studies|critical theory) any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process.

As nouns the difference between metalanguage and metasyntax

is that metalanguage is (linguistics|translation studies|critical theory) any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process while metasyntax is the syntax of a metalanguage.

Metalanguage is a related term of metalexicography.

As nouns the difference between metalanguage and metalexicography

is that metalanguage is (linguistics|translation studies|critical theory) any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process while metalexicography is (linguistics|lexicography) the study of lexicography.

As nouns the difference between metalanguage and metametalanguage

is that metalanguage is (linguistics|translation studies|critical theory) any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process while metametalanguage is a language used to define, analyze, or describe a metalanguage.

As nouns the difference between metalanguage and metasemantics

is that metalanguage is (linguistics|translation studies|critical theory) any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process while metasemantics is (linguistics) the part of metalanguage that deals with semantics.

As nouns the difference between define and metalanguage

is that define is (computing|programming) a kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs while metalanguage is (linguistics|translation studies|critical theory) any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process.

As a verb define

is to determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.