metalinguistics
noun, plural in form but singular in constructionmeta·lin·guis·tics | \ ˈme-tə-liŋ-ˌgwi-stiks 
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\Definition of metalinguistics
: a branch of linguistics that deals with the relation between language and other cultural factors in a society
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The first known use of metalinguistics was in 1949
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