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language geography

branch of human geography that studies the geographic distribution of language(s) or its constituent elements
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language geography

Summary

language geography is a branch of geography[1]. It draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_geography category, ranking #11 of 42).[2]

Key Facts

  • language geography's instance of is recorded as branch of geography[3].
  • language geography is a type of linguistics[4].
  • language geography is a type of human geography[5].
  • language geography's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Language geography[6].
  • language geography's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Linguistics[7].
  • language geography's described by source is recorded as Encyklopedia językoznawstwa ogólnego[8].
  • language geography's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • language geography's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • language geography's described by source is recorded as Soziolinguistika Hiztegia[11].
  • language geography's topic has template is recorded as Template:Geographical distribution of languages[12].
  • language geography's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics[13].

Why It Matters

language geography draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_geography category, ranking #11 of 42).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

human geography linguistics sociolinguistics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Template:Geographical distribution of languages
    Subclass of → linguistics, human geography
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 3804, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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