standard language

language variety used by a population in their public discourse (for public purposes); standardized language that has at least one standard variety besides its other varieties; variety that has undergone standardization
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standard language

Summary

standard language is a type of language[1]. It draws 1,033 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_language category, ranking #21 of 78).[2]

Key Facts

  • standard language's instance of is recorded as type of language[3].
  • standard language is a type of language variety[4].
  • standard language is a type of language[5].
  • standard language's Commons category is recorded as Standard languages[6].
  • standard language's said to be the same as is recorded as målform[7].
  • standard language is the opposite of vernacular[8].
  • standard language comprises standard variety[9].
  • standard language's has cause is recorded as language standardization[10].
  • standard language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Standard languages[11].
  • standard language's described by source is recorded as Soziolinguistika Hiztegia[12].
  • standard language's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • standard language's partially coincident with is recorded as literary language[14].
  • standard language's partially coincident with is recorded as common language[15].
  • standard language's partially coincident with is recorded as grapholect[16].
  • standard language's different from is recorded as written language[17].
  • standard language's different from is recorded as programming language specification[18].
  • standard language's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics[19].
  • standard language's studied by is recorded as standardology[20].

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Definition and Type

standard language's instance of is recorded as type of language[3]. Recorded subclass of include language variety[4] and language[5]. It is the opposite of vernacular[8].

Use and Application

standard language comprises standard variety[9].

Why It Matters

standard language draws 1,033 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_language category, ranking #21 of 78).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0202404-spisovny-jazyk
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