metapragmatics
/ˌmɛtəpraɡˈmatɪks/Linguistics
noun
The awareness of a speaker of the pragmatic functions of a speech act.
Origin
1970s. From meta- + 4. Compare metapragmatic.
- turn the tables
- turn the tide
- turn to ashes in one's mouth
- turn traitor
- turn turtle
- turn up
- turn up one's nose at
- turn up one's toes
- Turow, Scott
- Turpan
- Turpan Depression
- turpentine
- turpentine tree
- Turpin, Dick
- turpitude
- turps
- turquoise
- turret
- turreted
- turret lathe
- turret shell
- turron
- turtle
- turtle bug
- turtle dove