metanalysis
English
Alternative forms
- (sense 1): meta-analysis
Etymology
meta- + analysis. Coined, in linguistic sense, by Otto Jesperson.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /mɛtəˈnaləsɪs/
- (US) IPA(key): /mɛtəˈnæləsəs/
Noun
metanalysis (countable and uncountable, plural metanalyses)
- Analysis of analyses.
- a metanalysis of 35 existing studies
- Synonym: meta-analysis
- (linguistics) The act of breaking down a word or phrase into segments or meanings not original to it; breaking down the original boundaries between morphemes, words, or other units.
- The reinterpretation of "a napron" as "an apron" is an example of metanalysis.
- Synonym: rebracketing
- Coordinate term: reanalysis
Related terms
- metanalyse
Translations
rebracketing — see rebracketing