MEANING
Commenting on or signaling how language is being used and interpreted in a particular context.
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Language that explains or frames how another utterance should be understood.Use when analyzing speakers’ comments on tone, intent, register, or the rules of an exchange.
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“I mean that as a warning,” he added—a metapragmatic comment on the threat.
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