diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.api.php b/modules/comment/comment.api.php
index c7d2f6afaa3..d2b03911cb5 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.api.php
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.api.php
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ function hook_comment_load($comments) {
  *
  * @param $comment
  *   Passes in the comment the action is being performed on.
- * @return
- *   Nothing.
+ * @param $view_mode
+ *   View mode, e.g. 'full', 'teaser'...
+ * @param $langcode
+ *   The language code used for rendering.
  */
-function hook_comment_view($comment) {
+function hook_comment_view($comment, $view_mode, $langcode) {
   // how old is the comment
   $comment->time_ago = time() - $comment->changed;
 }
diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.module b/modules/comment/comment.module
index 76ccbd431ff..eb6d624dc2f 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -887,13 +887,20 @@ function comment_prepare_thread(&$comments) {
  *   The node the comment is attached to.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full', 'teaser'...
+ * @param $langcode
+ *   (optional) A language code to use for rendering. Defaults to the global
+ *   content language of the current request.
  *
  * @return
  *   An array as expected by drupal_render().
  */
-function comment_view($comment, $node, $view_mode = 'full') {
+function comment_view($comment, $node, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
+  if (!isset($langcode)) {
+    $langcode = $GLOBALS['language_content']->language;
+  }
+
   // Populate $comment->content with a render() array.
-  comment_build_content($comment, $node, $view_mode);
+  comment_build_content($comment, $node, $view_mode, $langcode);
 
   $build = $comment->content;
   // We don't need duplicate rendering info in comment->content.
@@ -904,6 +911,7 @@ function comment_view($comment, $node, $view_mode = 'full') {
     '#comment' => $comment,
     '#node' => $node,
     '#view_mode' => $view_mode,
+    '#language' => $langcode,
   );
 
   if (empty($comment->in_preview)) {
@@ -948,15 +956,22 @@ function comment_view($comment, $node, $view_mode = 'full') {
  *   The node the comment is attached to.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full', 'teaser'...
+ * @param $langcode
+ *   (optional) A language code to use for rendering. Defaults to the global
+ *   content language of the current request.
  */
-function comment_build_content($comment, $node, $view_mode = 'full') {
+function comment_build_content($comment, $node, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
+  if (!isset($langcode)) {
+    $langcode = $GLOBALS['language_content']->language;
+  }
+
   // Remove previously built content, if exists.
   $comment->content = array();
 
   // Build fields content.
   field_attach_prepare_view('comment', array($comment->cid => $comment), $view_mode);
   entity_prepare_view('comment', array($comment->cid => $comment));
-  $comment->content += field_attach_view('comment', $comment, $view_mode);
+  $comment->content += field_attach_view('comment', $comment, $view_mode, $langcode);
 
   if (empty($comment->in_preview)) {
     $comment->content['links']['comment'] = array(
@@ -967,7 +982,7 @@ function comment_build_content($comment, $node, $view_mode = 'full') {
   }
 
   // Allow modules to make their own additions to the comment.
-  module_invoke_all('comment_view', $comment, $view_mode);
+  module_invoke_all('comment_view', $comment, $view_mode, $langcode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1043,10 +1058,14 @@ function comment_links($comment, $node) {
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full', 'teaser'...
  * @param $weight
  *   An integer representing the weight of the first comment in the list.
+ * @param $langcode
+ *   A string indicating the language field values are to be shown in. If no
+ *   language is provided the current content language is used.
+ *
  * @return
  *   An array in the format expected by drupal_render().
  */
-function comment_view_multiple($comments, $node, $view_mode = 'full', $weight = 0) {
+function comment_view_multiple($comments, $node, $view_mode = 'full', $weight = 0, $langcode = NULL) {
   field_attach_prepare_view('comment', $comments, $view_mode);
   entity_prepare_view('comment', $comments);
 
@@ -1054,7 +1073,7 @@ function comment_view_multiple($comments, $node, $view_mode = 'full', $weight =
     '#sorted' => TRUE,
   );
   foreach ($comments as $comment) {
-    $build[$comment->cid] = comment_view($comment, $node, $view_mode);
+    $build[$comment->cid] = comment_view($comment, $node, $view_mode, $langcode);
     $build[$comment->cid]['#weight'] = $weight;
     $weight++;
   }
diff --git a/modules/field/field.api.php b/modules/field/field.api.php
index 2b99c2309a2..9b3ebf0f544 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.api.php
+++ b/modules/field/field.api.php
@@ -1236,6 +1236,7 @@ function hook_field_attach_purge($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance) {
  *   - entity_type: The type of $entity; for example, 'node' or 'user'.
  *   - entity: The entity with fields to render.
  *   - view_mode: View mode, for example, 'full' or 'teaser'.
+ *   - language: The language code used for rendering.
  */
 function hook_field_attach_view_alter(&$output, $context) {
   // Append RDF term mappings on displayed taxonomy links.
diff --git a/modules/field/field.attach.inc b/modules/field/field.attach.inc
index ed732329c94..0221d22df04 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.attach.inc
+++ b/modules/field/field.attach.inc
@@ -1146,6 +1146,7 @@ function field_attach_view($entity_type, $entity, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL)
     'entity_type' => $entity_type,
     'entity' => $entity,
     'view_mode' => $view_mode,
+    'language' => $langcode,
   );
   drupal_alter('field_attach_view', $output, $context);
 
diff --git a/modules/node/node.api.php b/modules/node/node.api.php
index 7d4f3996fea..c1b84cbbc55 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.api.php
+++ b/modules/node/node.api.php
@@ -756,10 +756,12 @@ function hook_node_submit($node, $form, &$form_state) {
  *   The node that is being assembled for rendering.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   The $view_mode parameter from node_view().
+ * @param $langcode
+ *   The language code used for rendering.
  *
  * @ingroup node_api_hooks
  */
-function hook_node_view($node, $view_mode) {
+function hook_node_view($node, $view_mode, $langcode) {
   $node->content['my_additional_field'] = array(
     '#markup' => $additional_field,
     '#weight' => 10,
diff --git a/modules/node/node.module b/modules/node/node.module
index a572d494b92..990a93dd2d7 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/modules/node/node.module
@@ -1208,13 +1208,20 @@ function node_revision_delete($revision_id) {
  *   A node object.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full', 'teaser'...
+ * @param $langcode
+ *   (optional) A language code to use for rendering. Defaults to the global
+ *   content language of the current request.
  *
  * @return
  *   An array as expected by drupal_render().
  */
-function node_view($node, $view_mode = 'full') {
+function node_view($node, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
+  if (!isset($langcode)) {
+    $langcode = $GLOBALS['language_content']->language;
+  }
+
   // Populate $node->content with a render() array.
-  node_build_content($node, $view_mode);
+  node_build_content($node, $view_mode, $langcode);
 
   $build = $node->content;
   // We don't need duplicate rendering info in node->content.
@@ -1224,7 +1231,9 @@ function node_view($node, $view_mode = 'full') {
     '#theme' => 'node',
     '#node' => $node,
     '#view_mode' => $view_mode,
+    '#language' => $langcode,
   );
+
   // Add contextual links for this node, except when the node is already being
   // displayed on its own page. Modules may alter this behavior (for example,
   // to restrict contextual links to certain view modes) by implementing
@@ -1263,8 +1272,15 @@ function node_view($node, $view_mode = 'full') {
  *   A node object.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full', 'teaser'...
+ * @param $langcode
+ *   (optional) A language code to use for rendering. Defaults to the global
+ *   content language of the current request.
  */
-function node_build_content($node, $view_mode = 'full') {
+function node_build_content($node, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
+  if (!isset($langcode)) {
+    $langcode = $GLOBALS['language_content']->language;
+  }
+
   // Remove previously built content, if exists.
   $node->content = array();
 
@@ -1280,7 +1296,7 @@ function node_build_content($node, $view_mode = 'full') {
   // twice.
   field_attach_prepare_view('node', array($node->nid => $node), $view_mode);
   entity_prepare_view('node', array($node->nid => $node));
-  $node->content += field_attach_view('node', $node, $view_mode);
+  $node->content += field_attach_view('node', $node, $view_mode, $langcode);
 
   // Always display a read more link on teasers because we have no way
   // to know when a teaser view is different than a full view.
@@ -1299,7 +1315,7 @@ function node_build_content($node, $view_mode = 'full') {
   );
 
   // Allow modules to make their own additions to the node.
-  module_invoke_all('node_view', $node, $view_mode);
+  module_invoke_all('node_view', $node, $view_mode, $langcode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2434,15 +2450,19 @@ function node_feed($nids = FALSE, $channel = array()) {
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full', 'teaser'...
  * @param $weight
  *   An integer representing the weight of the first node in the list.
+ * @param $langcode
+ *   (optional) A language code to use for rendering. Defaults to the global
+ *   content language of the current request.
+ *
  * @return
  *   An array in the format expected by drupal_render().
  */
-function node_view_multiple($nodes, $view_mode = 'teaser', $weight = 0) {
+function node_view_multiple($nodes, $view_mode = 'teaser', $weight = 0, $langcode = NULL) {
   field_attach_prepare_view('node', $nodes, $view_mode);
   entity_prepare_view('node', $nodes);
   $build = array();
   foreach ($nodes as $node) {
-    $build['nodes'][$node->nid] = node_view($node, $view_mode);
+    $build['nodes'][$node->nid] = node_view($node, $view_mode, $langcode);
     $build['nodes'][$node->nid]['#weight'] = $weight;
     $weight++;
   }
diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index d73196313d3..c214dca188c 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -599,11 +599,18 @@ function taxonomy_term_delete($tid) {
  *   A term object.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full', 'teaser'...
+ * @param $langcode
+ *   (optional) A language code to use for rendering. Defaults to the global
+ *   content language of the current request.
  *
  * @return
  *   An array as expected by drupal_render().
  */
-function taxonomy_term_view($term, $view_mode = 'full') {
+function taxonomy_term_view($term, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
+  if (!isset($langcode)) {
+    $langcode = $GLOBALS['language_content']->language;
+  }
+
   field_attach_prepare_view('taxonomy_term', array($term->tid => $term), $view_mode);
   entity_prepare_view('taxonomy_term', array($term->tid => $term));
 
@@ -611,9 +618,10 @@ function taxonomy_term_view($term, $view_mode = 'full') {
     '#theme' => 'taxonomy_term',
     '#term' => $term,
     '#view_mode' => $view_mode,
+    '#language' => $langcode,
   );
 
-  $build += field_attach_view('taxonomy_term', $term, $view_mode);
+  $build += field_attach_view('taxonomy_term', $term, $view_mode, $langcode);
 
   $build['description'] = array(
     '#markup' => check_markup($term->description, $term->format, '', TRUE),
diff --git a/modules/user/user.api.php b/modules/user/user.api.php
index 21a10bf6787..d6723db1489 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.api.php
+++ b/modules/user/user.api.php
@@ -314,8 +314,10 @@ function hook_user_logout($account) {
  *   The user object on which the operation is being performed.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full'.
+ * @param $langcode
+ *   The language code used for rendering.
  */
-function hook_user_view($account, $view_mode) {
+function hook_user_view($account, $view_mode, $langcode) {
   if (user_access('create blog content', $account)) {
     $account->content['summary']['blog'] =  array(
       '#type' => 'user_profile_item',
diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index 53172a83cb3..e5b9fa26f80 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -2389,13 +2389,20 @@ function user_view_page($uid) {
  *   A user object.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full'.
+ * @param $langcode
+ *   (optional) A language code to use for rendering. Defaults to the global
+ *   content language of the current request.
  *
  * @return
  *   An array as expected by drupal_render().
  */
-function user_view($account, $view_mode = 'full') {
+function user_view($account, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
+  if (!isset($langcode)) {
+    $langcode = $GLOBALS['language_content']->language;
+  }
+
   // Retrieve all profile fields and attach to $account->content.
-  user_build_content($account, $view_mode);
+  user_build_content($account, $view_mode, $langcode);
 
   $build = $account->content;
   // We don't need duplicate rendering info in account->content.
@@ -2405,6 +2412,7 @@ function user_view($account, $view_mode = 'full') {
     '#theme' => 'user_profile',
     '#account' => $account,
     '#view_mode' => $view_mode,
+    '#language' => $langcode,
   );
 
   // Allow modules to modify the structured user.
@@ -2420,18 +2428,25 @@ function user_view($account, $view_mode = 'full') {
  *   A user object.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full'.
+ * @param $langcode
+ *   (optional) A language code to use for rendering. Defaults to the global
+ *   content language of the current request.
  */
-function user_build_content($account, $view_mode = 'full') {
+function user_build_content($account, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
+  if (!isset($langcode)) {
+    $langcode = $GLOBALS['language_content']->language;
+  }
+
   // Remove previously built content, if exists.
   $account->content = array();
 
   // Build fields content.
   field_attach_prepare_view('user', array($account->uid => $account), $view_mode);
   entity_prepare_view('user', array($account->uid => $account));
-  $account->content += field_attach_view('user', $account, $view_mode);
+  $account->content += field_attach_view('user', $account, $view_mode, $langcode);
 
   // Populate $account->content with a render() array.
-  module_invoke_all('user_view', $account, $view_mode);
+  module_invoke_all('user_view', $account, $view_mode, $langcode);
 }
 
 /**