The ability to think about language as a system is

Options

A. Referential communication
B. Speech register
C. Bilinguallsm
D. Metallguistic awareness

Answer

D

Explanation

Metalinguistic awareness refers to the understanding that language is a system of communication, bound to rules, and forms the basis for the ability to discuss different ways to use language. In other words, it is the abllity to consciously analyse language and its sub-parts, to know how they operate and how they are incorporated into the wider language system.