Re: [Ltru] Is 639-3 bogus ?

[John Cowan <[e-mail]>]

Addison Phillips scripsit:

> Ideally, extended language subtags would be restricted to the list in 
> the first link above and 4646bis would reflect that fact. 

Just so, except that "sgn" (not in 639-3) is treated as a macrolanguage
encompassing the sign languages, and an encompassed language that has
its own 639-2 or 639-1 tag is not converted to an extlang.

> I can see at least one problem with the macro languages list: there are 
> at least some languages (the "Serbo-Croatian" family) that will be 
> grandfathered into language subtags rather than extlangs.

I'm not sure what you are calling for here: should Serbo-Croatian
be marked as a macrolanguage in the LSR or not?

-- 
John Cowan   http://ccil.org/~cowan    [e-mail]
In might the Feanorians / that swore the unforgotten oath
brought war into Arvernien / with burning and with broken troth.
and Elwing from her fastness dim / then cast her in the waters wide,
but like a mew was swiftly borne, / uplifted o'er the roaring tide.
        --the Earendillinwe

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