[osis-core] Schema: type on language

[Patrick Durusau]

Chris,

Just so I understand the issues:

1. Language prose should conform to the schema

2. Language element's type attribute should equal (values as listed)

ISO-639 list as: ISO-639-1, ISO-639-2

SIL list as: Ethonologue

Linguist

other

(will just enumerate a list)

3. lanuage element should have a role attribute like date

Not sure I understand, not that I disagree, just don't understand its 
function.

Reading your suggested value:

 > Some possible values for language's role include: original, translation,
 > interlinear, quotation (for excerpts), didactic (for grammars), source &
 > target (for dictionaries).

I am still puzzled by what I would use the role function to indicate.

Can you say a little bit more about what it is that you want to do?

Hope you are having a great day!

Patrick


Chris Little wrote:
>  From the manual:
> 
> 6.3.6. language
> A language element must be provided for each language used substantially 
> in a work. The language may be specified using an ISO 639 or ISO 639-2, 
> or SIL Ethnologue codes. The type attribute must be set to "ISO-639," 
> "ISO-639-2," or "SIL," respectively. In the rare case that none of these 
> is sufficient, a prose description should be inserted in the element and 
> the type attribute set to "other".
> 
> ----
> 
> With the 1.9 schema, this is false and all of these values for type in 
> the <language> tag are invalid.  But it seems like a good system.
> 
> A couple of modifications: ISO-639 actually refers to both ISO-639-1 and 
> -2, so "ISO-639" should probably be changed to "ISO-639-1".  "SIL" 
> should probably be changed to "Ethnologue", since that's reference work 
> and SIL is essentially just its publisher.  (The Egyptian Grammar 
> example uses this value, actually.) And a "LINGUIST" option should be 
> added since the LINGUIST List picks up the slack where the Ethnologue 
> leaves off.
> 
> I also think <language> should receive a role attribute like we added to 
> <date>.  (Consider <language type="ISO-639-2" 
> role="original">grc</language><language type="ISO-639-1" 
> role="translation">en</language>.)
> 
> Some possible values for language's role include: original, translation, 
> interlinear, quotation (for excerpts), didactic (for grammars), source & 
> target (for dictionaries).
> 
> --Chris
> 
> 
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Patrick Durusau
Director of Research and Development
Society of Biblical Literature
Patrick.Durusau@sbl-site.org
Chair, V1 - Text Processing: Office and Publishing Systems Interface
Co-Editor, ISO 13250, Topic Maps -- Reference Model

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