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metalanguage vs linguistic communication

linguistic communication vs metalanguage

metalanguage and linguistic communication both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metalanguage Yes No No No
linguistic communication Yes No No No
As nouns, linguistic communication is a hypernym of metalanguage; that is, linguistic communication is a word with a broader meaning than metalanguage:
  • metalanguage: a language that can be used to describe languages
  • linguistic communication: a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
Other hypernyms of metalanguage include language.
metalanguage (noun) linguistic communication (noun)
a language that can be used to describe languages a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
Difference between metalanguage and linguistic communication

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