@@ -833,9 +833,11 @@ Meta-schemas are used to inform an implementation how to interpret a schema.
833833Every schema has a meta-schema, which can be explicitly declared using the
834834` $schema ` keyword.
835835
836- The meta-schema serves to describe valid schema syntax. A schema MUST
836+ The meta-schema serves to describe valid schema syntax. A schema resource MUST
837837successfully validate against its meta-schema, which constrains the syntax of
838- the available keywords. The syntax described for a given keyword is expected to
838+ the available keywords. (See {{compound-validation}} for information on
839+ validating schemas which contain embedded schema resources that declare a
840+ different meta-schema.) The syntax described for a given keyword is expected to
839841be compatible with the document which defines the keyword; while it is possible
840842to describe an incompatible syntax, such a meta-schema would be unlikely to be
841843useful.
@@ -1339,7 +1341,7 @@ Since any schema that can be referenced can also be embedded, embedded schema
13391341resources MAY specify different processing dialects using the ` $schema ` values
13401342from their enclosing resource.
13411343
1342- #### Validating
1344+ #### Validating {#compound-validation}
13431345
13441346Given that a Compound Schema Document may have embedded resources which identify
13451347as using different dialects, these documents SHOULD NOT be validated by applying
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