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ISO 639-4:2010

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Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 4: General principles of coding of the representation of names of languages and related entities, and application guidelines

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF 1 User , PDF 3 Users , PDF 5 Users , PDF 9 Users

Language(s)

French, English

Published date

16-07-2010

Withdrawn date

09-04-2025

Superseded by

ISO 639:2023

$142.98
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Summarise this standard

ISO 639-4:2010 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. It also lays down guidelines for the use of any combination of the parts of ISO 639.

The terminology and general descriptions of ISO 639-4 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 given, as a framework for databases of linguistic data to support the ISO 639 series.

Committee
ISO/TC 37/SC 2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes ISO/DIS 639-4. (07/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
International Organization for Standardization
Status
Withdrawn
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
NEN ISO 639-4 : 2010 Identical
NS ISO 639-4 : 2010 Identical
DS ISO 639-4 : 2010 Identical
NF ISO 639-4 : 2010 Identical
BS ISO 639-4:2010 Identical
UNE-ISO 639-4:2022 Identical

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