Question

Why is it important to understand metalanguage?

Answer 1

‘Metalanguage’ is probably the most unusual word you will see today. It’s very useful for learning a language, but first, what does it mean? Although it looks like a complicated word, the meaning is quite simple: Metalanguage is words or symbols for talking about language itself

You probably already know some metalanguage. The words ‘verb’, ‘noun’ and ‘adjective’ are all examples of metalanguage – they are all words that we use to describe other words. So, why is metalanguage an important part of learning a language?

Firstly, metalanguage useful to help you understand language-learning resources. When you look at a new sentence structure, word, or even pronunciation point in a textbook, you need to understand metalanguage in order to understand what you are learning. When you understand metalanguage, you can understand English-only learning resources and that means there will be a much wider range of learning resources available .

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