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language proficiency

measurement of linguistic ability
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language proficiency

Summary

language proficiency ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • language proficiency is a type of aptitude[2].
  • language proficiency's Commons category is recorded as Language proficiency[3].
  • language proficiency's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Language proficiency[4].
  • language proficiency's facet of is recorded as linguistic prescription[5].
  • language proficiency's facet of is recorded as linguistic standards[6].
  • language proficiency's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1412[7].
  • language proficiency's different from is recorded as language correctness[8].
  • language proficiency's different from is recorded as năng lực ngôn ngữ[9].
  • language proficiency's different from is recorded as communicative competence[10].
  • language proficiency's different from is recorded as language level[11].
  • language proficiency's studied by is recorded as normativistics[12].
  • language proficiency's studied by is recorded as linguistic standards[13].
  • language proficiency's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics[14].

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Definition and Type

language proficiency is a type of aptitude[2].

Why It Matters

language proficiency ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

sociolinguistics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by → normativistics, linguistic standards, sociolinguistics
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → aptitude
    Topic's main category → Category:Language proficiency
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007556676105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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