C2
vocab
How do you talk about language itself in French?
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Model answer
Use metalinguistic vocabulary: signifiant / signifié (Saussure). Registre. Marqueur. Énoncé / énonciation. Idiolecte. Sociolecte. Diglossie. These come up in French linguistics and advanced exams.
Why
Meta-vocabulary separates C2 users from C1 users.
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