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

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