The story
By surface analysis, meta- + discursive, or, by surface analysis, metadiscourse + -ive.
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metadiscursive
Today it means: Being or pertaining to metadiscourse. Full definition →
Today it means: Being or pertaining to metadiscourse. Full definition →
By surface analysis, meta- + discursive, or, by surface analysis, metadiscourse + -ive.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.