metasemiotic
/ˌmɛtəˌsɛmɪˈɒtɪk/ /ˌmɛtəˌsiːmɪˈɒtɪk/Semiotics
noun
A semiotics which deals with or describes another semiotics.
adjective
Originally: designating or relating to the function of language in which a signifier is transferred from its normal signified; metaphorical. Now usually: of or relating to the description or analysis of a semiotic system.
Origin
1950s. From meta- + semiotic noun.