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Re: extlang (was Re: Suggested language for "mis" (Re: [Ltru] RE: ISO 639-2 decision: "mis"))

John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org> Tue, 19 June 2007 21:22 UTC

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To: Addison Phillips <addison@yahoo-inc.com>
Subject: Re: extlang (was Re: Suggested language for "mis" (Re: [Ltru] RE: ISO 639-2 decision: "mis"))
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Addison Phillips scripsit:

> Note that the proposals I've seen weren't to add pointers in the 
> macrolanguage's record to the extlangs, but rather an additional pointer 
> in the extlang to the macrolanguage. That strikes me as pointless except 
> for the grandfathered ISO 639-2 codes enclosed by macrolanguages that 
> can't be extlang.

Also 639-3 languages that aren't encompassed now but become so in
future.

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