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Explore Metafunctions through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Metafunctions | Metafunction

Metafunctions meaning

plural of metafunction

Using Metafunctions

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of metafunction

Context around Metafunctions

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

generalized 1×

Sentence patterns with Metafunctions

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

metafunctions from early 1× the generalized metafunctions of language 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to halliday 1× metafunctions from early 1×

Common sentence endings:

is inherently functional 1× metafunctions of language 1×

Words around Metafunctions

Just before it in the word index:

metafunction 3 metafont 11 metafly 2 metafiles 4 metafictional 2 metafiction 8

Just after it in the word index:

metagame 7 metagames 3 metagaming 5 metagenome 2 metagenomics 4 metagross 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Metafunctions

  • In this selection, "metafunctions" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, generalized stand out and add context to how "metafunctions" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include metafunctions from early and the generalized metafunctions of language. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "metafunctions" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with metafunctions

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Metafunctions From early on in his account of language, Halliday has argued that it is inherently functional. (17 words)

According to Halliday, as the child moves into the mother tongue, these functions give way to the generalized "metafunctions" of language. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

According to Halliday, as the child moves into the mother tongue, these functions give way to the generalized "metafunctions" of language. (21 words)

Metafunctions From early on in his account of language, Halliday has argued that it is inherently functional. (17 words)

Example sentences (2)

According to Halliday, as the child moves into the mother tongue, these functions give way to the generalized "metafunctions" of language.

Metafunctions From early on in his account of language, Halliday has argued that it is inherently functional.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "metafunctions" in a sentence?
An example: "According to Halliday, as the child moves into the mother tongue, these functions give way to the generalized "metafunctions" of language." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "metafunctions" from authentic English texts.
What does "metafunctions" mean?
Metafunctions means: plural of metafunction
How many example sentences with "metafunctions" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "metafunctions", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.