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Data Category: object language
Key386
PIDhttp://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-386
Typecomplex/open
OwnerWright, Sue Ellen
Scopepublic
1. Administration Information Section
1.1 Administration Record
Identifier
objectLanguage
Version
1:0
Registration Status
private
Administration Status
private
Justification
Indicator of the language for which information is provided in a term entry.
Origin
ISO 30042, others
Explanatory Comment
ISO12620A-100706
Effective Date
2001-09-22
1.1.1 Creation
Creation Date
2004-07-09
Change Description
12620-2:2003; 12620-3:2003
1.1.2 Last Change
Last Change Date
2009-11-25
Change Description
Add justification, names, origin info, change data type to language
2. Description Section
Profile
Terminology
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2.1 English Language Section
LanguageEnglish (en)
2.1.1 Name Section
Name
object language
Name Status
preferred name
2.1.2 Definition Section
Definition
An identifier in a terminological entry that indicates the name of a language used for an individual object (as opposed to the working language of a language section or of the database per se) as specified by IETF 3066, wherein a language tag consists of a primary sub-tag consisting of a language identifier from ISO 639-1 or 639-2 followed by a hyphen (no space) followed optionally by a second subtag consisting of a country code taken from ISO 3166.
Source
ISO12620:1999
2.1.3 Example Section
Example
en-CA for English spoken/written, etc. in Canada.
Source
http://sunsite.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc3066.html, http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3066.txt?number=3066
2.1.4 Explanation Section
Explanation
The language tag always defines a language as spoken (or written, signed or otherwise signaled) by human beings for communication of information to other human beings. Computer languages such as programming languages are explicitly excluded.
Source
http://sunsite.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc3066.html, http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3066.txt?number=3066
3. Conceptual Domain
Data Type
language