NATIVE SPEAKER’S METALANGUAGE: ITS CHARACTER AND MECHANISM OF FUNCTIONING

NATIVE SPEAKER’S METALANGUAGE: ITS CHARACTER AND MECHANISM OF FUNCTIONING

Author:  N.O. Zolotova

Affiliation:  Tver State University

Abstract: 
The article deals with the problem of formation and role of metalanguage function inherent to the core of mental lexicon in the language and intellectual development of native speakers. The elements of the core are viewed as natural supports necessary for identification of unfamiliar words.