ISO 639-5:2008 "Codes for the representation of names of languages—Part 5: Alpha-3 code for language families and groups" is a highly incomplete international standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It was developed by ISO Technical Committee 37, Subcommittee 2, and first published on May 15, 2008. It is part of the ISO 639 series of standards.
ISO 639-5 defines alpha-3 (3-letter) codes, called "collective codes", that identify language families and groups. As of the February 11, 2013 update to ISO 639-5, the standard defines 115 collective codes.[1][2] The United States Library of Congress maintains the list of Alpha-3 codes that comprise ISO 639-5.[3]
The standard does not cover all language families used by linguists. The languages covered by a group code need not be linguistically related, but may have a geographic relation, or category relation (such as Creoles).
Some of the codes in ISO 639-5 codes are also found in the ISO 639-2 "Alpha-3 code" standard.[4] ISO 639-2 contains codes for some individual languages, some ISO 639 macrolanguage codes, and some collective codes; any code found in ISO 639-2 is also found in either ISO 639-3 or ISO 639-5.
Languages, families, or group codes in ISO 639-2 can be of type "group" (g) or "remainder group" (r). A "group" consists of several related languages; a "remainder group" is a group of several related languages from which some specific languages have been excluded. However, in ISO 639-5, the "remainder groups" do not exclude any languages. Because ISO 639-2 and ISO 639-5 use the same Alpha-3 codes, but do not always refer to the same list of languages for any given code, the languages an Alpha-3 code refers to can't be determined unless it is known whether the code is used in the context of ISO 639-2 or ISO 639-5.
Examples of ISO 639-2 and ISO 639-5 code relationships
The committee draft of ISO 639-5 was issued on February 23, 2005. Voting on the draft terminated on July 5, 2005; the draft was approved.
In 2006, the target publication date for the final standard was set at October 30, 2007. During the approval stage for the standard, the ISO final draft international standard ballot was not initiated until February 8, 2008. Voting ended on April 10, 2008 ("stage 50.60").
The standard was published on May 15, 2008.
Updates were made in August 2008, February 2009, and February 2013.[1]
Deficiencies
The ISO 639-5 code-set represents a very tiny proportion of the language families and groups of the world. A more complete attempt at coding was ISO 639-6 (withdrawn in 2014).
References
^ ab"ISO 639-5 Change Notice". Network Development & MARC Standards Office. Library of Congress. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^"ISO 639-5 codes ordered by Identifier". Network Development & MARC Standards Office. Library of Congress. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^"ISO 639-5 Registration Authority". Network Development & MARC Standards Office. Library of Congress. February 18, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^"Annex A: Groups and remainder groups in ISO 639-2". Network Development & MARC Standards Office. Library of Congress. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
External links
(PDF). www.niso.org. National Information Standards Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2006.
Constable, Peter (August 20, 2004). "What's the plan for ISO 639-3 and RFC 3066 ter?". ietf-languages (Mailing list). Retrieved August 23, 2010.
ISO website for purchasing a copy of the ISO 639-5 standard
February 09, 2023
2008, codes, representation, names, languages, part, alpha, code, language, families, groups, highly, incomplete, international, standard, published, international, organization, standardization, developed, technical, committee, subcommittee, first, published,. ISO 639 5 2008 Codes for the representation of names of languages Part 5 Alpha 3 code for language families and groups is a highly incomplete international standard published by the International Organization for Standardization ISO It was developed by ISO Technical Committee 37 Subcommittee 2 and first published on May 15 2008 It is part of the ISO 639 series of standards Contents 1 Collective codes 2 Relationship to other parts of ISO 639 3 History 4 Deficiencies 5 References 6 External linksCollective codes EditSee also List of ISO 639 5 codes ISO 639 5 defines alpha 3 3 letter codes called collective codes that identify language families and groups As of the February 11 2013 update to ISO 639 5 the standard defines 115 collective codes 1 2 The United States Library of Congress maintains the list of Alpha 3 codes that comprise ISO 639 5 3 The standard does not cover all language families used by linguists The languages covered by a group code need not be linguistically related but may have a geographic relation or category relation such as Creoles Relationship to other parts of ISO 639 EditSee also ISO 639 2 and ISO 639 3 Some of the codes in ISO 639 5 codes are also found in the ISO 639 2 Alpha 3 code standard 4 ISO 639 2 contains codes for some individual languages some ISO 639 macrolanguage codes and some collective codes any code found in ISO 639 2 is also found in either ISO 639 3 or ISO 639 5 Languages families or group codes in ISO 639 2 can be of type group g or remainder group r A group consists of several related languages a remainder group is a group of several related languages from which some specific languages have been excluded However in ISO 639 5 the remainder groups do not exclude any languages Because ISO 639 2 and ISO 639 5 use the same Alpha 3 codes but do not always refer to the same list of languages for any given code the languages an Alpha 3 code refers to can t be determined unless it is known whether the code is used in the context of ISO 639 2 or ISO 639 5 Examples of ISO 639 2 and ISO 639 5 code relationships Alpha 3 code ISO 639 2 type ISO 639 2 definition ISO 639 5 definitionafa remainder group r Afro Asiatic languages all Afro Asiatic languagesalg normal group g all Algonquian languages all Algonquian languagessqj not defined not defined Albanian languagesHistory EditThe committee draft of ISO 639 5 was issued on February 23 2005 Voting on the draft terminated on July 5 2005 the draft was approved In 2006 the target publication date for the final standard was set at October 30 2007 During the approval stage for the standard the ISO final draft international standard ballot was not initiated until February 8 2008 Voting ended on April 10 2008 stage 50 60 The standard was published on May 15 2008 Updates were made in August 2008 February 2009 and February 2013 1 Deficiencies EditThe ISO 639 5 code set represents a very tiny proportion of the language families and groups of the world A more complete attempt at coding was ISO 639 6 withdrawn in 2014 References Edit a b ISO 639 5 Change Notice Network Development amp MARC Standards Office Library of Congress Retrieved December 12 2018 ISO 639 5 codes ordered by Identifier Network Development amp MARC Standards Office Library of Congress Retrieved December 12 2018 ISO 639 5 Registration Authority Network Development amp MARC Standards Office Library of Congress February 18 2009 Retrieved December 12 2018 Annex A Groups and remainder groups in ISO 639 2 Network Development amp MARC Standards Office Library of Congress Retrieved December 12 2018 External links Edit ISO 639 Registration Authority Report 2004 2005 PDF www niso org National Information Standards Organization Archived from the original PDF on September 28 2006 Constable Peter August 20 2004 What s the plan for ISO 639 3 and RFC 3066 ter ietf languages Mailing list Retrieved August 23 2010 ISO website for purchasing a copy of the ISO 639 5 standard Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ISO 639 5 amp oldid 1111650799, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
