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linguistic purism

opposition to foreign influence on a language
Event language_attitude Q192227
linguistic purism
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linguistic purism

Summary

linguistic purism is a language attitude[1]. It draws 305 Wikipedia views per month (language_attitude category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • linguistic purism's instance of is recorded as language attitude[3].
  • linguistic purism's instance of is recorded as language ideology[4].
  • linguistic purism is a type of language policy[5].
  • linguistic purism is a type of linguistic prescription[6].
  • linguistic purism's Commons category is recorded as Linguistic purism[7].
  • linguistic purism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Linguistic purism[8].
  • linguistic purism's facet of is recorded as sociolinguistics[9].
  • linguistic purism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Linguistics[10].
  • linguistic purism's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • linguistic purism's described by source is recorded as Soziolinguistika Hiztegia[12].
  • linguistic purism's different from is recorded as purism[13].
  • linguistic purism's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics[14].

Body

Context

Recorded instance of include language attitude[3] and language ideology[4].

Why It Matters

linguistic purism draws 305 Wikipedia views per month (language_attitude category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

sociolinguistics Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by → sociolinguistics
    Facet of → sociolinguistics
    Instance of → language attitude, language ideology
    Instance of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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