diff -u b/core/modules/language/config/language.types.yml b/core/modules/language/config/language.types.yml
--- b/core/modules/language/config/language.types.yml
+++ b/core/modules/language/config/language.types.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   - language_url
 configurable:
   - language_interface
-settings:
+negotiation:
   language_content:
     enabled:
       language-interface: 0
diff -u b/core/modules/language/config/schema/language.schema.yml b/core/modules/language/config/schema/language.schema.yml
--- b/core/modules/language/config/schema/language.schema.yml
+++ b/core/modules/language/config/schema/language.schema.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # Schema for the configuration files of the Language module.
 
-language_type_setting:
+language_type_negotiation:
   type: mapping
-  label: 'Language type setting'
+  label: 'Language negotiation per type setting'
   mapping:
     enabled:
       type: sequence
-      label: 'Enabled methods'
+      label: 'Enabled negotiators'
       sequence:
         - type: integer
           label: Weight
     method_weights:
       type: sequence
-      label: 'Method weights'
+      label: 'Negotiator weights'
       sequence:
         - type: integer
           label: Weight
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
       sequence:
         - type: string
           label: 'Language type'
-    settings:
+    negotiation:
       type: sequence
-      label: 'Language type settings'
+      label: 'Language negotiation per type settings'
       sequence:
-        - type: language_type_setting
-          label: 'Language type setting'
+        - type: language_type_negotiation
+          label: 'Language negotiation per type setting'
 
 language.negotiation:
   type: mapping
diff -u b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Form/NegotiationConfigureForm.php b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Form/NegotiationConfigureForm.php
--- b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Form/NegotiationConfigureForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Form/NegotiationConfigureForm.php
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
       }
 
       $method_weights_type[$type] = $method_weights;
-      $this->config('language.types')->set('settings.' . $type . '.method_weights', $method_weights_input)->save();
+      $this->config('language.types')->set('negotiation.' . $type . '.method_weights', $method_weights_input)->save();
     }
 
     // Update non-configurable language types and the related language
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@
     }
 
     $negotiation_info = $form['#language_negotiation_info'];
-    $enabled_methods = $this->config('language.types')->get('settings.' . $type . '.enabled') ?: array();
-    $methods_weight = $this->config('language.types')->get('settings.' . $type . '.method_weights') ?: array();
+    $enabled_methods = $this->config('language.types')->get('negotiation.' . $type . '.enabled') ?: array();
+    $methods_weight = $this->config('language.types')->get('negotiation.' . $type . '.method_weights') ?: array();
 
     // Add missing data to the methods lists.
     foreach ($negotiation_info as $method_id => $method) {
diff -u b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/LanguageNegotiator.php b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/LanguageNegotiator.php
--- b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/LanguageNegotiator.php
+++ b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/LanguageNegotiator.php
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
     if ($this->currentUser && $this->request) {
       // Execute the language negotiation methods in the order they were set up
       // and return the first valid language found.
-      foreach ($this->getEnabledMethods($type) as $method_id => $info) {
+      foreach ($this->getEnabledNegotiators($type) as $method_id => $info) {
         if (!isset($this->negotiatedLanguages[$method_id])) {
           $this->negotiatedLanguages[$method_id] = $this->negotiateLanguage($type, $method_id);
         }
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@
    * @return array
    *   An array of enabled detection methods for the provided language type.
    */
-  protected function getEnabledMethods($type) {
-    return $this->configFactory->get('language.types')->get('settings.' . $type . '.enabled') ?: array();
+  protected function getEnabledNegotiators($type) {
+    return $this->configFactory->get('language.types')->get('negotiation.' . $type . '.enabled') ?: array();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
   public function getNegotiationMethods($type = NULL) {
     $definitions = $this->negotiatorManager->getDefinitions();
     if (isset($type)) {
-      $enabled_methods = $this->getEnabledMethods($type);
+      $enabled_methods = $this->getEnabledNegotiators($type);
       $definitions = array_intersect_key($definitions, $enabled_methods);
     }
     return $definitions;
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function getPrimaryNegotiationMethod($type) {
-    $enabled_methods = $this->getEnabledMethods($type);
+    $enabled_methods = $this->getEnabledNegotiators($type);
     return empty($enabled_methods) ? LanguageNegotiatorInterface::METHOD_ID : key($enabled_methods);
   }
 
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@
     $language_types = !empty($type) ? array($type) : $this->languageManager->getLanguageTypes();
 
     foreach ($language_types as $type) {
-      $enabled_methods = $this->getEnabledMethods($type);
-      if (isset($enabled_methods['$method_id'])) {
+      $enabled_methods = $this->getEnabledNegotiators($type);
+      if (isset($enabled_methods[$method_id])) {
         $enabled = TRUE;
         break;
       }
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
         unset($enabled_methods[$method_id]);
       }
     }
-    $this->configFactory->get('language.types')->set('settings.' . $type . '.enabled', $enabled_methods)->save();
+    $this->configFactory->get('language.types')->set('negotiation.' . $type . '.enabled', $enabled_methods)->save();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
     $this->negotiatorManager->clearCachedDefinitions();
     $this->languageManager->reset();
     foreach ($this->languageManager->getDefinedLanguageTypesInfo() as $type => $info) {
-      $this->saveConfiguration($type, $this->getEnabledMethods($type));
+      $this->saveConfiguration($type, $this->getEnabledNegotiators($type));
     }
   }
 
diff -u b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Tests/LanguageNegotiationInfoTest.php b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Tests/LanguageNegotiationInfoTest.php
--- b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Tests/LanguageNegotiationInfoTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Tests/LanguageNegotiationInfoTest.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     // negotiation settings with the proper flag enabled.
     \Drupal::state()->set('language_test.language_negotiation_info_alter', TRUE);
     $this->languageNegotiationUpdate();
-    $negotiation = \Drupal::config('language.types')->get('settings.' . $type . '.enabled') ?: array();
+    $negotiation = \Drupal::config('language.types')->get('negotiation.' . $type . '.enabled') ?: array();
     $this->assertFalse(isset($negotiation[$interface_method_id]), 'Interface language negotiation method removed from the stored settings.');
     $this->assertNoFieldByXPath("//input[@name=\"$form_field\"]", NULL, 'Interface language negotiation method unavailable.');
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 
     // Check that unavailable language negotiation methods are not present in
     // the negotiation settings.
-    $negotiation = \Drupal::config('language.types')->get('settings.' . $type . '.enabled') ?: array();
+    $negotiation = \Drupal::config('language.types')->get('negotiation.' . $type . '.enabled') ?: array();
     $this->assertFalse(isset($negotiation[$test_method_id]), 'The disabled test language negotiation method is not part of the content language negotiation settings.');
 
     // Check that configuration page presents the correct options and settings.
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
     $configurable = $this->languageManager->getLanguageTypes();
     foreach ($this->languageManager->getDefinedLanguageTypesInfo() as $type => $info) {
       if (!in_array($type, $configurable) && isset($info['fixed'])) {
-        $negotiation = \Drupal::config('language.types')->get('settings.' . $type . '.enabled') ?: array();
+        $negotiation = \Drupal::config('language.types')->get('negotiation.' . $type . '.enabled') ?: array();
         $equal = count($info['fixed']) == count($negotiation);
         while ($equal && list($id) = each($negotiation)) {
           list(, $info_id) = each($info['fixed']);
diff -u b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Tests/LanguageUILanguageNegotiationTest.php b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Tests/LanguageUILanguageNegotiationTest.php
--- b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Tests/LanguageUILanguageNegotiationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Tests/LanguageUILanguageNegotiationTest.php
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
     // Unknown language prefix should return 404.
     $definitions = \Drupal::languageManager()->getNegotiator()->getNegotiationMethods();
     \Drupal::config('language.types')
-      ->set('settings.' . Language::TYPE_INTERFACE . '.enabled', array_flip(array_keys($definitions)))
+      ->set('negotiation.' . Language::TYPE_INTERFACE . '.enabled', array_flip(array_keys($definitions)))
       ->save();
     $this->drupalGet("$langcode_unknown/admin/config", array(), $http_header_browser_fallback);
     $this->assertResponse(404, "Unknown language path prefix should return 404");