As a adjective specialized
is highly skilled in a specific field.
As a verb specialized
is (
specialize).
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.
specialized English
Alternative forms
* specialised (non-Oxford British spelling)
Adjective
( en adjective)
Highly skilled in a specific field.
Verb
(head)
(specialize)
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metalanguage Noun
(linguistics, translation studies, critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process.
* 2005 , Michael Cronin, Training for the New Millennium: Pedagogies for translation and interpreting , edited by Martha Tennent, Benjamins Translation Library, p. 255:
- 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.
(computing) Any similar language used to define a programming language.
See also
* object language
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