syntax language
/ˈsɪntaks ˌlaŋɡwɪdʒ/Logic and Philosophy
noun
A metalanguage used to describe or refer to the syntax of another language.
- Chiefly with reference to the work of the German philosopher Rudolf Carnap (1891–1970)..
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Mind. From syntax + language, after German Syntaxsprache.