metatheoretical
/ˌmɛt.ə.θi.əˈɹɛt.ɪkl̩/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to metatheory, the theory of theories
Example Sentences
- "OK – I can hear you objecting – I can see how this 'no crossing branches' constraint can be made to work mechanically, but what on earth is the point of it? Why should it matter whether branches can or cannot cross? A good question (if you asked it for the right reasons, and not just because you're be- ginning to get exasperated with Syntax!) Well, the motivation behind this con- straint is essentially as follows: on general metatheoretical grounds (the desire to develop a maximally constrained theory which provides a plausible basis for developing a model of language acquisition), we want to restrict the class of P-markers which qualify as 'possible natural language sentence-structures' as narrowly as possible, and rule out as many 'impossible' structures as we can."
- "In conclusion I will evaluate the gains achieved by formalising ITT from a metatheoretical point of view."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English theoretical English metatheoretical From meta- + theoretical.
Derived Forms
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
theory-external
Antonyms
theory-internal