Metalanguage

Questions for English Learners

 What is
metalanguage?
Metalanguage is the language
we use to talk about language.

Metalanguage helps
us learn the rules of
a language.
Metalanguage includes
questions about:
meaning

spelling
pronunciation
3 Important Questions for
Language Learners

1. What does ___ mean?

2. How do you spell it?
3. How do you pronounce it?
 Let's practice
asking questions about
the prefix "meta-."
 meaning
Q. What does meta- mean?

A. It means "beyond."
 The prefix meta- comes
from ancient Greek.
It means "beyond."

Can you think of any other words that begin with meta-?
 spelling
Q. How do you spell it?

A. M-E-T-A.
 pronunciation
Q. How do you
pronounce it?

A. MEH-tuh.
Let's practice.
Ask a partner some
metalanguage questions
about their name.
 How do you
What's spell it? How do you
your name? pronounce it?
Let's practice again.
Ask and answer questions about
the following words.

Ready...?
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What does How do you How do you

____ mean? spell _____? pronounce
______?
 Kudos!
You can now use metalanguage to ask
questions about new words.

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