[Ltru] Capitalization of "Sign Languages"

["Doug Ewell" <doug at ewellic.org>]

(a) ISO 639-2 shows the "English name of language" corresponding to code 
element 'sgn' as "Sign Languages", with the S and L capitalized.

(b) ISO 639-5 (still using the covertly acquired PDF, not freely 
available yet) shows it as "sign languages", all lowercase.

(c) Strict consistency with the other "X languages" entries in ISO 
639-2, -5, and the Registry would yield "Sign languages".  The 
comparison isn't perfect since "Sign" isn't a proper noun like the 
others, but no other Descriptions for language subtags in the Registry 
begin with a lowercase letter (except "tlhIngan-Hol" which I guess has 
semantic significance).

Given that we are trying to maintain exact fidelity with the core 
standards, which form(s) should I put into draft-4645bis?

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Doug Ewell  *  Arvada, Colorado, USA  *  RFC 4645  *  UTN #14
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