diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/Field.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/Field.php
index 7cf493c..7a379f9 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/Field.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/Field.php
@@ -59,6 +59,20 @@ public function getFieldDefinition() {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
+  public function getEntity() {
+    return $this->getParent();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function language() {
+    return $this->getEntity()->language();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
   public function filterEmptyValues() {
     if (isset($this->list)) {
       $this->list = array_values(array_filter($this->list, function($item) {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldInterface.php
index 0d85da3..3262d18 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldInterface.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldInterface.php
@@ -36,6 +36,22 @@
   public function getFieldDefinition();
 
   /**
+   * Gets the entity that field belongs to.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface
+   *   The entity object.
+   */
+  public function getEntity();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the field language.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Language\Language
+   *   The language object.
+   */
+  public function language();
+
+  /**
    * Filters out empty field items and re-numbers the item deltas.
    */
   public function filterEmptyValues();
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldItemBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldItemBase.php
index c021c57..3345f19 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldItemBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldItemBase.php
@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ protected function getFieldSetting($setting_name) {
   }
 
   /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getEntity() {
+    return $this->getParent()->getEntity();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function language() {
+    return $this->getParent()->language();
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Overrides \Drupal\Core\TypedData\TypedData::setValue().
    *
    * @param array|null $values
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldItemInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldItemInterface.php
index e4adcdc..d999925 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldItemInterface.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldItemInterface.php
@@ -32,6 +32,22 @@
   public function getFieldDefinition();
 
   /**
+   * Gets the entity that field belongs to.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface
+   *   The entity object.
+   */
+  public function getEntity();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the field language.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Language\Language
+   *   The language object.
+   */
+  public function language();
+
+  /**
    * Magic method: Gets a property value.
    *
    * @param $property_name
diff --git a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/field/field_type/LegacyConfigField.php b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/field/field_type/LegacyConfigField.php
index 31e65ca..d9d4f8b 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/field/field_type/LegacyConfigField.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/field/field_type/LegacyConfigField.php
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ public function validate() {
     $legacy_errors = array();
     $this->legacyCallback('validate', array(&$legacy_errors));
 
-    $entity = $this->getParent();
-    $langcode = $entity->language()->id;
+    $langcode = $this->language()->id;
 
     if (isset($legacy_errors[$this->getInstance()->getField()->id()][$langcode])) {
       foreach ($legacy_errors[$this->getInstance()->getField()->id()][$langcode] as $delta => $item_errors) {
@@ -105,13 +104,13 @@ protected function legacyCallback($hook, $args = array()) {
     $module = $definition['provider'];
     $callback = "{$module}_field_{$hook}";
     if (function_exists($callback)) {
-      $entity = $this->getParent();
-      $langcode = $entity->language()->id;
+      $entity = $this->getEntity();
+      $langcode = $this->language()->id;
 
       // We need to remove the empty "prototype" item here.
       // @todo Revisit after http://drupal.org/node/1988492.
       $this->filterEmptyValues();
-      // Legcacy callbacks alter $items by reference.
+      // Legacy callbacks alter $items by reference.
       $items = (array) $this->getValue(TRUE);
       $args = array_merge(array(
         $entity,
diff --git a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/field/field_type/LegacyConfigFieldItem.php b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/field/field_type/LegacyConfigFieldItem.php
index 26e0a10..5505b5a 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/field/field_type/LegacyConfigFieldItem.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/field/field_type/LegacyConfigFieldItem.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public function instanceSettingsForm(array $form, array &$form_state) {
    */
   public function prepareCache() {
     if ($callback = $this->getLegacyCallback('load')) {
-      $entity = $this->getParent()->getParent();
+      $entity = $this->getEntity();
       $langcode = $entity->language()->id;
       $entity_id = $entity->id();
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Validation/Constraint/NodeChangedConstraintValidator.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Validation/Constraint/NodeChangedConstraintValidator.php
index 0479e38..99a1884 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Validation/Constraint/NodeChangedConstraintValidator.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Validation/Constraint/NodeChangedConstraintValidator.php
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ class NodeChangedConstraintValidator extends ConstraintValidator {
    */
   public function validate($value, Constraint $constraint) {
     if (isset($value)) {
-      // We are on the field item level, so we need to go two levels up for the
-      // node object.
-      $node = $this->context->getMetadata()->getTypedData()->getParent()->getParent();
+      $node = $this->context->getMetadata()->getTypedData()->getEntity();
       $id = $node->id();
       $language = $node->language();
       if ($id && (node_last_changed($id, $language->id) > $value)) {
diff --git a/core/modules/text/lib/Drupal/text/Plugin/field/field_type/TextItemBase.php b/core/modules/text/lib/Drupal/text/Plugin/field/field_type/TextItemBase.php
index 911ee94..efe9cd1 100644
--- a/core/modules/text/lib/Drupal/text/Plugin/field/field_type/TextItemBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/text/lib/Drupal/text/Plugin/field/field_type/TextItemBase.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public function prepareCache() {
     $text_processing = $this->getFieldSetting('text_processing');
     if (!$text_processing || filter_format_allowcache($this->get('format')->getValue())) {
       $itemBC = $this->getValue();
-      $langcode = $this->getParent()->getParent()->language()->id;
+      $langcode = $this->language()->id;
       // The properties that need sanitizing are the ones that are the 'text
       // source' of a TextProcessed computed property.
       // @todo Clean up this mess by making the TextProcessed property type