Modern Language Association

principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature
Organization literary_society Q1506059
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Modern Language Association

Summary

Modern Language Association is a literary society[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Modern Language Association's field of work was language stud­ies[3].
  • Modern Language Association's field of work was literary studies[4].
  • Modern Language Association was a member of ORCID, Inc.[5].
  • Modern Language Association was a member of American Council of Learned Societies[6].
  • Modern Language Association was a member of Association of American University Presses[7].
  • Modern Language Association was a member of National Humanities Alliance[8].
  • Modern Language Association was a member of National Coalition Against Censorship[9].
  • Modern Language Association is located in New York City[10].
  • Modern Language Association is in the country of United States[11].
  • Modern Language Association's instance of is recorded as literary society[12].
  • Modern Language Association's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[13].
  • Modern Language Association's instance of is recorded as learned society[14].
  • Modern Language Association's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[15].
  • Modern Language Association's instance of is recorded as professional association[16].
  • Modern Language Association's founder is recorded as Aaron Marshall Elliott[17].
  • Modern Language Association's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[18].
  • Modern Language Association's Commons category is recorded as Modern Language Association[19].
  • Modern Language Association's industry is recorded as higher education[20].
  • Modern Language Association's archives at is recorded as Sheridan Libraries[21].
  • 1883 marks the founding of Modern Language Association[22].
  • Modern Language Association's official website is recorded as http://www.mla.org[23].
  • Modern Language Association's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Modern Language Association[24].
  • Modern Language Association's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+17978766'}[25].
  • Modern Language Association's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+17016262'}[26].
  • Modern Language Association's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+15719625'}[27].

Body

Founding

Modern Language Association's founder is recorded as Aaron Marshall Elliott[17]. 1883 marks the founding of it[22].

Operations

Modern Language Association's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[18].

Industry

Modern Language Association's industry is recorded as higher education[20]. Fields of work include language stud­ies[3], an academic discipline[28] and literary studies[4], an academic discipline[29].

Why It Matters

Modern Language Association has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Works attributed to it include MLA Handbook[31], a literary work[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . projects.propublica.org. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . aupresses.org. Retrieved . aupresses.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [8] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [9] . ncac.org. Retrieved . ncac.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . blogs.library.jhu.edu. Retrieved . blogs.library.jhu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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