epilanguage

English

noun
Definitions
  • (linguistics) A second language used regularly for some purpose or purposes (such as for scholarship and scientific research).
  • (linguistics) A more subconscious, self-imposed, form of metalanguage, determining the form in which a message will be uttered.

Etymology

Prefix from English language.

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English

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