Dublin Core Element : Language

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12 Language

The qualifiers belows are recommended for the Language element:

• DC.Language.unqualified
  • Definition: A language of the intellectual content of the resource.
  • Comment: Recommended best practice for the values of the Language element is defined by RFC 1766 [RFC1766] which includesa two-letter Language Code (taken from the ISO 639 standard [ISO639]), followed optionally, by a two-letter Country Code (taken from the ISO 3166 standard [ISO3166]). For example, 'en' for English, 'fr' for French, or 'en-uk' for English used in the United Kingdom.

Encoding Schemes for Language:

• ISO 639-2
  • Definition: ISO 639-2: Codes for the representation of names of languages. See also: http://lcweb.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/langhome.html
• RFC 1766
  • Definition: Internet RFC 1766 'Tags for the identification of Language' specifies a two letter code taken from ISO 639, followed optionally by a two letter country code taken from ISO 3166. See also: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1766.txt.