Which term describes language used to describe language items or to give classroom instructions?

• A. Metalanguage
• B. World Englishes
• C. Recieved Pronunciation
• D. Exponent

Answer: (A)

Metalanguage is language used to describe language items or to give classroom instructions. In teaching and linguistics, it provides the terms and labels we use to talk about grammar, parts of speech, structures, or pronunciation, as well as to tell students what to do—like naming a tense, describing a rule, or giving explicit directions.

World Englishes refers to the varieties of English around the world, not language about language. Received Pronunciation is an accent standard, not a labeling or instructional term. Exponent is a linguistic term for a form that expresses a particular meaning, but it’s about the relationship between form and meaning, not about describing language items or giving classroom directions. So metalanguage best fits the described concept.