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Re: [Ltru] Re: script tag for IPA



Martin Duerst scripsit:

> The solution proposed by Martin Hosken seems to make quite a bit
> of sense to me. I only see two problems:
> - This would need a change to the RFC 4646 ABNF. This is serious.

Not a big one; basically we would need to allow multiple script subtags,
just as we allow multiple variant subtags today.  Order is enough to
tell which is primary and which are secondary, so we need play no tricks
with case; and there is no ambiguity, because currently a well-formed
tag can have only one non-initial 4-letter subtag.

I'm not necessarily saying I approve of this, just saying it's not a
big deal technically.  Changing the ABNF at all is indeed a big deal in
terms of our commitments, however, so the sooner we decide to do this
or not do this the better.

-- 
John Cowan  cowan at ccil.org   ccil.org/~cowan
Dievas dave dantis; Dievas duos duonos          --Lithuanian proverb
Deus dedit dentes; deus dabit panem             --Latin version thereof
Deity donated dentition;
  deity'll donate doughnuts                     --English version by Muke Tever
God gave gums; God'll give granary              --Version by Mat McVeagh

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