Which of the following expressions is metalingual?

According to Jakobson’s language function, Metalingual function corresponds to the communication element of ____.

By function people establish and maintain their status in society. A: metalingual B: phatic C: performative D: interpersonal

_____ function refers to expressions that help define and maintain interpersonal relations. A: Performative B: Interpersonal C: Phatic D: Metalingual

When people use language to indulge in itself for its own sake, people are using the________function of language. A: poetic B: creative C: phatic D: metalingual