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evolution of language

evolutionary process through which humans acquired the ability to speak
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evolution of language

Summary

evolution of language ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • evolution of language is a type of evolution[2].
  • evolution of language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Evolution of language[3].
  • evolution of language's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Linguistics[4].
  • evolution of language's different from is recorded as first language acquisition[5].
  • evolution of language's different from is recorded as language change[6].
  • evolution of language's studied by is recorded as evolutionary linguistics[7].

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Definition and Type

evolution of language is a type of evolution[2].

Why It Matters

evolution of language ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Evolution of language
    Different from → first language acquisition, language change
    Studied by → evolutionary linguistics
    Subclass of → evolution
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0009902-vyvoj-jazyka, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259662|batch #259662]]"
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