metanalysis

Etymology

meta- + analysis. In the linguistic sense coined by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen.

noun

  1. Meta-analysis.
    a metanalysis of 35 existing studies
  2. (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.
    Coordinate term: reanalysis

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