dc/dcterms: language

[tombaker]

• dc11:language (through 2019)

  Comment reads: "Recommended best practice is to use a
  controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646."

• dcterms:language (ISO 15836-2 / DCMIMT 2020)

  Comment: "Recommended practice is to use either a
  non-literal value representing a language from a
  controlled vocabulary such as ISO 639-2 or ISO 639-3,
  or a literal value consisting of an IETF Best Current
  Practice 47 language tag."

  range_includes:

  • http://purl.org/dc/terms/LinguisticSystem

  Examples

  1. https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-2/eng (English language in the Library of Congress vocabulary of ISO 639-2 languages)
  2. https://iso639-3.sil.org/code/eng (English language in the SIL International vocabulary of ISO 639-3 languages)
  3. en-US (BCP 47 tag for American English)
  4. zh-Hant-HK (BCP 47 tag for Hong Kong Chinese in Traditional script)
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb119308987 (English language in Rameau)

CHANGING NOW (unless I hear objections!)

• dc11:language (DCMIMT 2020)

  Change comment as per dcterms:

PROPOSING FOR FUTURE (to be voted)

• dc11:language

  Declare equivalent to dcterms: