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BS ISO 639-6:2009

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Codes for the representation of names of languages Alpha-4 code for comprehensive coverage of language variants
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

15-06-2023

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-01-2010

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Alpha-4 language identifier
5 Language and language variants
6 Structure
7 Extension coding and register
8 Administration of code assignments
Annex A (informative) - Example data
Annex B (normative) - Operation of the Registration Authority
        (ISO 639-6/RA) and the Registration Authorities
        Advisory Committee for ISO 639 (ISO 639/RA-JAC)
Bibliography

Describes a method for establishing four-letter language identifiers (alpha-4) and language reference names for language variants and a hierarchical framework for relating them to languages, language families and language groups.

This part of ISO639 specifies a method for establishing four-letter language identifiers (alpha-4) and language reference names for language variants and a hierarchical framework for relating them to languages, language families and language groups. The alpha-4 language identifiers have been developed for use in a wide range of applications, especially in computer systems, where there is a potential need to cover the entire range of languages, language families and language groups as well as language variants within each identified language. Alpha-4 language identifiers can support the quantity of known language variants and accommodate any future expansion.

This part of ISO639 provides a hierarchical framework, which facilitates backward compatibility with other ISO639 codes, based on linguistic and/or geolinguistic relationships, within which a comprehensive enumeration of language variants is possible, including living, extinct, ancient and constructed languages, whether major or minor. As a result, this part of ISO639 caters for a very large number of languages and their variants. This part of ISO639 is not applicable to the registrations for languages designed exclusively for machine use, such as computer-programming languages and reconstructed languages.

Committee
TS/1
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn

Standards Relationship
ISO 639-6:2009 Identical

ISO 639-1:2002 Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 1: Alpha-2 code
ISO 15924:2004 Information and documentation Codes for the representation of names of scripts
ISO/IEC 11179-4:2004 Information technology Metadata registries (MDR) Part 4: Formulation of data definitions
ISO 12620:2009 Terminology and other language and content resources Specification of data categories and management of a Data Category Registry for language resources
ISO/IEC 11179-3:2013 Information technology — Metadata registries (MDR) — Part 3: Registry metamodel and basic attributes
ISO/IEC 11179-5:2015 Information technology Metadata registries (MDR) Part 5: Naming principles
ISO 3166-2:2013 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions Part 2: Country subdivision code
ISO 8601:2004 Data elements and interchange formats Information interchange Representation of dates and times
ISO 639-3:2007 Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages
ISO 639-4:2010 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
ISO 639-2:1998 Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 2: Alpha-3 code
ISO 4217:2015 Codes for the representation of currencies
ISO/IEC 11179-6:2015 Information technology — Metadata registries (MDR) — Part 6: Registration
ISO 3166-1:2013 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions Part 1: Country codes
ISO 16642:2003 Computer applications in terminology Terminological markup framework
ISO/IEC 11179-2:2005 Information technology Metadata registries (MDR) Part 2: Classification
ISO/IEC 11179-1:2015 Information technology — Metadata registries (MDR) — Part 1: Framework
ISO 639-5:2008 Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 5: Alpha-3 code for language families and groups

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