DS/ISO 639
Code for the representation of names of languages
inactive
| Organization: | DS |
| Publication Date: | 22 August 1988 |
| Status: | inactive |
| ICS Code (Information sciences): | 01.140.20 |
scope:
This International Standard provides a code for the presentation of names of languages. The symbols were devised primarily for use in terminology, lexicography and linguistics, but they may be used for any application requiring the expression of languages in coded form. It also includes guidance on the use of language symbols in some of these applications.
Document History
November 13, 2023
Code for individual languages and language groups
This document specifies the ISO 639 language code and establishes the harmonized terminology and general principles of language coding. It provides rules for the selection, formation, presentation...
DS/ISO 639
August 22, 1988
Code for the representation of names of languages
This International Standard provides a code for the presentation of names of languages. The symbols were devised primarily for use in terminology, lexicography and linguistics, but they may be used...