metapragmatics

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noun

Language that characterizes or describes the pragmatic function of some speech.

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Meanings

nounmetapragmatics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLanguage that characterizes or describes the pragmatic function of some speech.

Origin

From meta- + pragmatics; coined by linguistic anthropologist Michael Silverstein (1945–2020).

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APA

metapragmatics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metapragmatics

MLA

“metapragmatics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metapragmatics. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metapragmatics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metapragmatics.

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