Phillips, Addison scripsit:
> <t>Use a specific language subtags or sequences of subtags in preference
Drop "a".
> to subtags for language collections. A "language collection" is
> a subtag that represents multiple related languages.
Metaphysical confusion here: a collection is not a subtag. "A language
collection is a group of languages that descend from a common ancestor,
are spoken in the same geographical area, or are otherwise related.
Certain language collections are assigned codes by ISO 639-5."
> These codes,
> which comprise the set of <xref target="ISO639-5"></xref> codes,
Drop this line.
> are included as primary language subtags in the registry. The 'Scope'
> field for a collection has the value 'collection'. Two illustrative
> examples of collections as language subtags are "Chamic languages"
Again, collections are not subtags. Read "collections with language subtags".
> ('cmc') and "Germanic languages" ('gem'). Each of these collections
> is also represented by subtags for the individual languages.
Collections are not represented by subtags for individual languages.
"Each of the languages in these collections are represented by primary
language subtags."
> In the
> case of 'cmc', for example, the registry also contains the values
> for each of the approximately ten individual languages represented
> by this collective code.
Collections don't represent languages, subtags represent languages.
"In the case of the Chamic languages, for example, the registry
contains not only 'cmc' but also subtags for each of the approximately
ten separate Chamic languages."
> Collections are interpreted inclusively,
> so content tagged with "en" (English), "de" (German), or "gsw"
> (Swiss German, Alemannic) could (but SHOULD NOT) be tagged with "gem"
> (Germanic languages), which includes all of these
> (and other) languages. Languages in a collection are often not mutually
> intelligible
"Often not" seems too weak: "almost never" is more like it.
> and, while subtags derived from collection codes MAY be
> used when more specific language information is not available, most
> tag processes and users do not understand the relationship between
> the collection and its encompassed languages. Thus, users ought not
"Encompassed languages" is specific to macrolanguages. Say
"the languages it contains" or just "its languages".
> assume a subtag based on a language collection is a useful means for
> selecting or identifying content in its encompassed languages.</t>
Same comment.
>
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