_____ is knowledge about language, such as knowing what a preposition is or the ability to discuss the sounds of a language, and allows children to think about their language, understand what words are, and even define them.
The answer to this question is Metalinguistic awareness. Metalinguistic awareness is the ability of a person to control their use of language by separating its language from its symbolical meaning. Metalinguistic awareness is also known as metalinguistic ability where a person knows how to distinguish an irony from a sarcastic message.
