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language change

modification or development of a language
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language change

Summary

language change ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (619 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • language change is a type of change[2].
  • language change is a type of language law[3].
  • language change is part of language[4].
  • language change's statement is subject of is recorded as historical linguistics[5].
  • language change's statement is subject of is recorded as sociolinguistics[6].
  • language change's topic's main category is recorded as Q9125693[7].
  • language change's described by source is recorded as Soziolinguistika Hiztegia[8].
  • language change's partially coincident with is recorded as drift[9].
  • language change's different from is recorded as variation[10].
  • language change's different from is recorded as evolution of language[11].
  • language change's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics[12].
  • language change's studied by is recorded as historical linguistics[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include change[2] and language law[3].

Use and Application

language change is part of language[4].

Why It Matters

language change ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (619 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

historical linguistics sociolinguistics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Part of → language
    Partially coincident with → drift
    Statement is subject of → historical linguistics, sociolinguistics
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529216905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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