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BS ISO 639-4:2010

Superseded

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Codes for the representation of names of languages General principles of coding of the representation of names of languages and related entities, and application guidelines

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-08-2010

Superseded date

20-11-2023

Superseded by

BS ISO 639:2023

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Summarise this standard

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Fundamental concepts of language coding
5 Relationship between the parts of ISO 639
6 Implementation issues
7 Combining language identifiers with other standards
  and codes
8 Language description format (LDF)
Annex A (informative) - Overall steering of ISO 639
Bibliography

Provides the general principles of language coding using the codes that are specified in the other parts of ISO 639 and their combination with other codes.

Committee
TS/1
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
40
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

This part of ISO 639 gives the general principles of language coding using the codes that are specified in the other parts of ISO 639 and their combination with other codes. Furthermore, this part of ISO 639 lays down guidelines for the use of any combination of the parts of ISO 639.

The terminology and general descriptions of this part of ISO 639 are intended to replace corresponding text of other parts of ISO 639 as relevant in future revisions.

Relevant metadata for the description of linguistic entities are also given, as a framework for databases of linguistic data to support the ISO 639 series of International Standards.

Standards Relationship
ISO 639-4:2010 Identical

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