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Metalinguistic
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Relating to language used to describe, analyze, or comment on language itself.
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Children develop metalinguistic awareness when they start noticing rhymes and word patterns.
The paper explores the metalinguistic strategies bilingual speakers use to switch between languages.
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Metalinguistic thinking underlies skills like spotting puns, correcting grammar, or explaining why a word sounds funny.
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