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Re: [Ltru] sgn-tags with regions (was: Re: draft updated)



> From: ltru-bounces at ietf.org [mailto:ltru-bounces at ietf.org] On Behalf Of
> Martin Duerst


> >I see that as implying that there is an implicit "as used in the US"
> >part of the description of "sgn-US", even though that is not part
> >of the description for "sgn-US" in the registry. (Etc. for the other
> >sgn-* grandfathered tags.)
>
> It's indeed "sign language as used in the US", but in a wider sense,
> not in a narrower sense. Even for en-US, there is a lot of it that
> wasn't created in the US itself.

Let's be clear: "sgn-US" was intended to mean precisely "American Sign Language" -- as used *anywhere*. In particular, note that ASL is widely spoken in countries other than the USA. This was discussed at length when the tag was registered many years back, and was a reason I was very much opposed to the use of region subtags to indicate semantics other than the usual "as used in..." semantics indicated by region subtags.



Peter

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