A typology of language registers

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Language(s)

English

Published date

03-28-2018

Publisher

International Organization for Standardization

ISO/TR 20694:2018 gives the general principles for language registers in both descriptive and prescriptive environments. It defines key concepts and describes examples of different language registers that can be applied across all or many languages and those that are language-specific. It lays down guidelines for the use of appropriate language registers needed in a wide range of environments. These include:

- terminology work, where it contributes to the development of a wide range of standards;

- translation, so that appropriate language levels can be chosen in target languages, to match that of the source language;

- lexicography, to improve descriptors of non-geographic language variants;

- second language teaching and learning, so that students can avoid pitfalls associated with inappropriate language use;

- software, to improve tagging of language variants in computer applications.

DocumentType	Technical Report
Pages	16
ProductNote	THIS STANDARD ALSO REFERS TO ISO 24620-1
PublisherName	International Organization for Standardization
Status	Current

Standards	Relationship
PD ISO/TR 20694:2018	Identical

ISO 1087-1:2000	Terminology work Vocabulary Part 1: Theory and application
ISO/TS 24620-1:2015	Language resource management — Controlled natural language (CNL) — Part 1: Basic concepts and principles
ISO 26162:2012	Systems to manage terminology, knowledge and content Design, implementation and maintenance of terminology management systems
ISO 29383:2010	Terminology policies Development and implementation
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/TS 11669:2012	Translation projects — General guidance