ISO 639:2023

DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
ISO/DIS 639-4
ISO/TC 37/SC 2 Secretariat: SCC
Voting begins on: Voting terminates on:
2022-04-11 2022-07-04
Code for the representation of individual languages and
language groups —
Part 4:
General principles, rules and guidelines
ICS: 01.140.20
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ISO/DIS 639-4:2022(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Language and individual languages . 2
3.2 Linguistic variation and language varieties. 3
3.3 Types of individual languages subject to language coding . 4
3.4 Language groups subject to language coding . 6
3.5 Modalities of language use . . . 6
3.6 Written representation of individual languages . 7
3.7 Language coding and naming languages . 8
4 Linguistic variation and fundamental concepts of identifying and categorizing
individual languages .10
4.1 General . 10
4.2 Linguistic variation . 10
4.2.1 Criteria and dimensions of linguistic variation .
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST ISO/DIS 639-4:2022
01-december-2022
Koda za predstavitev posameznih jezikov in jezikovnih skupin - 4. del: Splošna
načela, pravila in smernice
Code for the representation of individual languages and language groups — Part 4:
General principles, rules and guidelines
Codes pour la représentation des noms de langue — Partie 4: Principes généraux pour
le codage de la représentation des noms de langue et d'entités connexes, et lignes
directrices pour la mise en oeuvre
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ISO/DIS 639-4:2022
ICS:
01.140.20 Informacijske vede Information sciences
oSIST ISO/DIS 639-4:2022 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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oSIST ISO/DIS 639-4:2022
DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
ISO/DIS 639-4
ISO/TC 37/SC 2 Secretariat: SCC
Voting begins on: Voting terminates on:
2022-04-11 2022-07-04
Code for the representation of individual languages and
language groups —
Part 4:
General principles, rules and guidelines
ICS: 01.140.20
THIS DOCUMENT IS A DRAFT CIRCULATED
FOR COMMENT AND APPROVAL. IT IS
THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND MAY
This document is circulated as received from the committee secretariat.
NOT BE REFERRED TO AS AN INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD UNTIL PUBLISHED AS SUCH.
IN ADDITION TO THEIR EVALUATION AS
BEING ACCEPTABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL,
TECHNOLOGICAL, COMMERCIAL AND
USER PURPOSES, DRAFT INTERNATIONAL
STANDARDS MAY ON OCCASION HAVE TO
BE CONSIDERED IN THE LIGHT OF THEIR
POTENTIAL TO BECOME STANDARDS TO
WHICH REFERENCE MAY BE MADE IN
Reference number
NATIONAL REGULATIONS.
ISO/DIS 639-4:2022(E)
RECIPIENTS OF THIS DRAFT ARE INVITED
TO SUBMIT, WITH THEIR COMMENTS,
NOTIFICATION OF ANY RELEVANT PATENT
RIGHTS OF WHICH THEY ARE AWARE AND TO
PROVIDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. © ISO 2022

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oSIST ISO/DIS 639-4:2022
ISO/DIS 639-4:2022(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Language and individual languages . 2
3.2 Linguistic variation and language varieties. 3
3.3 Types of individual languages subject to language coding . 4
3.4 Language groups subject to language coding . 6
3.5 Modalities of language use . . . 6
3.6 Written representation of individual languages .
...