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Re: [Ltru] Proposed -t0- subtag

"Doug Ewell" <doug@ewellic.org> Sun, 24 July 2011 21:38 UTC

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From: Doug Ewell <doug@ewellic.org>
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:38:51 +0000
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Subject: Re: [Ltru] Proposed -t0- subtag
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'Zxxx' originally did mean "code for unwritten languages," at least in ISO 15924, but there's no way anyone could interpret "en-Zxxx" or "ja-Zxxx" as meaning those languages are unwritten. Thus I'm not sure where the ambiguity lies.

If it really is necessary to use BCP 47 tags to indicate explicitly whether content is written or spoken, then 'Zxxx' is the tool for the job. But I still wonder how slippery this slope might turn out to be--spoken vs. sung, handwritten vs. typed vs. painted on a sign, etc.

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