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BS ISO 639:2023

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Code for individual languages and language groups

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BSI 2023 48
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2 National foreword
7 Foreword
9 Introduction
11 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 Terms related to language and individual languages
13 3.2 Terms related to linguistic variation and language varieties
14 3.3 Terms related to types of individual languages subject to language coding
16 3.4 Terms related to language groups subject to language coding
3.5 Terms related to modalities of language use
17 3.6 Terms related to written representation of individual languages
18 3.7 Terms related to language coding and naming languages
20 4 Linguistic variation and fundamental concepts of identifying and categorizing individual languages
4.1 General
4.2 Linguistic variation
4.2.1 Criteria and dimensions of linguistic variation
22 4.2.2 Identification and types of individual languages and language groups
23 4.3 Individual languages and writing conventions
24 5 The ISO 639 language code
5.1 Introduction to the ISO 639 language code
5.2 Sets of language identifiers
5.3 Language code elements and their structural components
25 5.4 Language identifiers
5.5 Language reference names
26 5.6 Language names in English and French
5.7 Code element scopes and local-use language identifiers
5.7.1 Types of code element scopes
5.7.2 Code element scope of individual-language code elements
5.7.3 Code element scope of macrolanguage code elements
27 5.7.4 Code element scope of language-group code elements
5.7.5 Code element scope of special-purpose code elements
28 5.7.6 Local-use language identifiers
5.8 Language code maintenance
5.8.1 Basic rules for language code maintenance
5.8.2 Language code maintenance activities
29 5.9 Adoption of language code elements into other standards
30 6 Criteria for language coding and naming languages
6.1 Information to be considered in language coding and naming languages
6.1.1 Pertinent reference sources
6.1.2 Information necessary to identify and name individual languages and language groups
31 6.2 Eligibility for language coding
6.2.1 Eligibility of an individual language for language coding
32 6.2.2 Eligibility of an extinct language or historical language for language coding
6.2.3 Eligibility of a constructed language for language coding
6.2.4 Eligibility of a macrolanguage for language coding
33 6.2.5 Eligibility of a language group for language coding
6.2.6 Criteria for the eligibility of individual languages for language coding in Set 2
6.3 Principles governing the assignment of language reference names
34 6.4 Formation, disambiguation and presentation of language reference names
6.4.1 Rules for the formation of language reference names
35 6.4.2 Rules for disambiguating or differentiating language reference names
37 6.4.3 Rules for the presentation of language reference names
6.5 Rules for the selection, formation, and presentation of language names in English and French
6.6 Recommendations for the selection, formation, and presentation of language names in languages other than English and French
38 7 Fields of application
39 8 Combining language identifiers with other identifiers
8.1 Combining language identifiers with other standardized codes
40 8.2 Combining language identifiers with the ISO 3166 series
8.3 Combining language identifiers with ISO 15924
8.4 Combining language identifiers with indicators of a language modality
41 8.5 Format of code combinations
42 Annex A (normative) Explanatory illustration of the ISO 639 language code
46 Annex B (informative) Maintenance Agency for the ISO 639 language code
47 Bibliography
BS ISO 639:2023
$189.07