[DDI-SRG] DDI Q

[Joachim Wackerow]

Wendy,

This looks like we need to improve the documentation for language usage. 
ISO 639 is nowhere mentioned. A paragraph regarding the usage of 
language could be introduced including some information like below. A 
list of elements and attributes which use the ISO code can be added.

A controlled vocabulary can be provided as genericode list for the 
two-letter code and the three-letter code as well. I'm not sure if this 
is included in the lists of the CV group. I didn't find it in the Ken's 
email from 2009-02-13.

I noticed a bug in archive.
/n1:DDIInstance/s:StudyUnit/a:Archive/a:OrganizationScheme/a:Individual/a:Language/@ISO
The attribute ISO should have a value of the ISO code not 
LanguageLevelCodeType

This is all work for 3.2. It looks like a minor but non-validating 
change. The addition of xml:lang for upper-level elements is anyway pending.

Achim

Joachim Wackerow wrote:
> Hi Benjamin,
> 
> The attribute xml:lang is defined by the XML standard. ISO 639 is used 
> for language codes.
> 
> ISO 639 is used in DDI at several other places where a language code is 
> required.
> 
> See the official list at:
> http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php
> 
> The three-letter code list is the newer standard. Usually the two-letter 
> code list is used when it is sufficient. The three-letter code list is 
> probably more appropriate for your usage. Hopefully you will find all 
> languages in this list. If not, tell me.
> 
> Please note, that "New codes will no longer be added to ISO 639-1 after 
> the publication of a revised standard unless they are also added to ISO 
> 639-2."
> 
> Details at:
> 4. Relationship between ISO 639-1 to ISO 639-2
> http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/iso639jac_n3r.html
> 
> Achim
> 
> benjamin clark wrote:
>> Hello All,
>>
>> We are slowly by slowly working on the DDI and I have 1 question for 
>> you.  I belief the @lang attribute of many elements is suppose to be 
>> an ISO code for the language? I am having trouble finding that list 
>> and further what happens when the language does not exist in that list?
>>
>> thanks
>> benjamin d clark
> 
> 


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