Re: [Ietf-languages] ISO TR 21636 Dimensions

[Doug Ewell <[e-mail]>]

Richard Wordingham wrote:
 
> On the other hand, BCP 47 can tempt one to some dubious practices. For
> example, I might tag Unicode-encoded Pali in the Tham script as
> pi-Lana-TH for material from Northern Thailand but as pi-Lana-LA
> for material from North-eastern Thailand. The latter may come unstuck
> for text to speech - I can imagine a Siamese accent being used in NE
> Thailand.
 
I know Richard knows this, but just as a reminder: "Region subtags are
used to indicate linguistic variations *associated with or appropriate
to* a specific country, territory, or region." They have nothing to do
with where the speaker, writer, signer, drummer, or whistler is actually
located. A Siamese accent could be used in Peru.
 
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