Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: language identifiers for sign languages (incl. sgn) vs. attribute for indicating the representation of an individual language in "sign language modality"

"Sebastian Drude \(personal\)" <[email protected]> Sun, 1 Dec 2019 18:25:54 -0300
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Thanks, dear John,

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All points well taken.

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I did get the spirit of your examples, but thought that by pointing to =
how the Glottolog deals with these specific examples would illustrate =
well how it functions generally.

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By the way, I have recently written about the different language =
catalogues, highlighting ISO and the Glottolog: =
http://hdl.handle.net/10125/24814.

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Best,

Sebastian

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983 733 319

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From: Ietf-languages <[email protected]> On Behalf Of John =
Cowan
Sent: 01 December 2019 17:20
To: ietf-languages <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Ietf-languages] [EXTERNAL] Re: language identifiers for =
sign languages (incl. sgn) vs. attribute for indicating the =
representation of an individual language in "sign language modality"

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On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 11:42 AM Sebastian Drude (personal) =
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:

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As to your specific questions, the Glottolog evaluation is:

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My questions were rhetorical, but thanks for the links.  I simply picked =
a few well-known areas of disagreement.

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I am not sure I understand what you refer to in this context by =
=E2=80=9Cidentification=E2=80=9D,=20

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I mean that our variant subtags, like ISO 639, 15924, and 3166 code =
elements, serve only to identify particular language varieties (or in a =
few cases groups of varieties); they contain no classificatory =
information.  All you can determine from the 639-3 code element "djk" is =
that it identifies the living individual language named "Eastern Maroon =
Creole"; by the same token, all you can determine from the subtag =
"aluki" is that it refers to the Aluki dialect of this language.

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and I was not aware that this WG =E2=80=98is=E2=80=99 a registration =
mechanism (that seems to be a complicated statement already for =
ontological reasons =F0=9F=98=89);

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Technically we are not an IETF WG because our activities are not limited =
in time; we are most closely analogous to an ISO Registration Authority, =
but without corporate identity. The Language Subtag Reviewer is an IETF =
appointee, however.

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where one can read about that; what are the procedures and criteria?

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In RFC 5646 (the first part of BCP 47) particularly sections 2.2.5 =
(definition of variant subtags), 3.1.8 (how the connection between =
particular variants and particular choices of ISO code elements is =
established), and 3.5 (the registration procedure).  In brief, someone =
who wishes to register a variant fills out a form, sends it to this =
mailing list where it is discussed for two weeks or when discussion dies =
down (whichever comes last), the Language Subtag Reviewer decides to =
accept or reject the registration (technically subject to appeal to the =
IETF, but this has never happened), and if accepted it is sent to IANA =
(the formal registration authority for the IETF) for publication.

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Which are the varieties already established/identified/registered?

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In the file =
<https://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/language-subta=
g-registry>, the sections containing "Type: variant".  Further details =
that were used to validate the registration appear in the directory =
<https://www.iana.org/assignments/lang-subtags-templates/lang-subtags-tem=
plates.xhtml>.

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John Cowan          http://vrici.lojban.org/~cowan        [email protected] =
<mailto:[email protected]>=20
Assent may be registered by a signature, a handshake, or a click of a =
computer
mouse transmitted across the invisible ether of the Internet. Formality
is not a requisite; any sign, symbol or action, or even willful =
inaction,
as long as it is unequivocally referable to the promise, may create a =
contract.
       --Specht v. Netscape

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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thanks, dear =
John,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></spa=
n></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>All points well =
taken.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></spa=
n></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I did get the spirit =
of your examples, but thought that by pointing to how the Glottolog =
deals with these specific examples would illustrate well how it =
functions generally.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></spa=
n></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>By the way, I have =
recently written about the different language catalogues, highlighting =
ISO and the Glottolog: <a =
href=3D"http://hdl.handle.net/10125/24814">http://hdl.handle.net/10125/24=
814</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></spa=
n></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span=
></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Sebastian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DPT-BR style=3D'color:#1F497D'>-- =
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DPT-BR =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Museu P.E. Goeldi, CCH, Linguistica=C2=A0 =
</span><span lang=3DPT-BR style=3D'color:#1F497D'>=E2=96=AA </span><span =
lang=3DPT-BR style=3D'color:#1F497D'>=C2=A0Av. Perimetral, =
1901<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DPT-BR =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Terra Firme, CEP: 66077-530=C2=A0 </span><span =
lang=3DPT-BR style=3D'color:#1F497D'>=E2=96=AA=C2=A0 Bel=C3=A9m do =
Par=C3=A1 =E2=80=93 PA</span><span lang=3DPT-BR =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>=C2=A0 </span><span lang=3DPT-BR =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>=E2=96=AA=C2=A0 Brazil<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'><a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"><span lang=3DPT-BR =
style=3D'color:#0563C1'>[email protected]</span></a></span><span =
lang=3DPT-BR style=3D'color:#1F497D'>=C2=A0 =C2=A0</span><span =
lang=3DPT-BR style=3D'color:#1F497D'>=E2=96=AA=C2=A0 Mobil&nbsp;: +55 =
(91) 983 733 319</span><span lang=3DPT-BR =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></spa=
n></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US>From:</span></b><span =
lang=3DEN-US> Ietf-languages &lt;[email protected]&gt; =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>John Cowan<br><b>Sent:</b> 01 December 2019 =
17:20<br><b>To:</b> ietf-languages =
&lt;[email protected]&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ietf-languages] =
[EXTERNAL] Re: language identifiers for sign languages (incl. sgn) vs. =
attribute for indicating the representation of an individual language in =
&quot;sign language modality&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 11:42 AM Sebastian Drude (personal) &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>As to your specific questions, the Glottolog =
evaluation is:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>My questions were rhetorical, but thanks for the =
links.&nbsp; I simply picked a few well-known areas of =
disagreement.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>I am not sure I understand what you refer to in =
this context by =E2=80=9Cidentification=E2=80=9D, =
</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I =
mean that our variant subtags, like ISO 639, 15924, and 3166 code =
elements, serve only to identify particular language varieties (or in a =
few cases groups of varieties); they contain no classificatory =
information.&nbsp; All you can determine from the 639-3 code element =
&quot;djk&quot; is that it identifies the living individual language =
named &quot;Eastern Maroon Creole&quot;; by the same token, all you can =
determine from the subtag &quot;aluki&quot; is that it refers to the =
Aluki dialect of this language.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>and I was not aware that this WG =
=E2=80=98is=E2=80=99 a registration mechanism (that seems to be a =
complicated statement already for ontological reasons </span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Segoe UI =
Emoji",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>&#128521;</span><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>);</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></block=
quote><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Technically we are not an IETF WG because our =
activities are not limited in time; we are most closely analogous to an =
ISO Registration Authority, but without corporate identity. The Language =
Subtag Reviewer is an IETF appointee, =
however.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>where one can read about that; what are the =
procedures and =
criteria?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>In RFC 5646 (the first part of BCP 47) particularly =
sections 2.2.5 (definition of variant subtags), 3.1.8 (how the =
connection between particular variants and particular choices of ISO =
code elements is established), and 3.5 (the registration =
procedure).&nbsp; In brief, someone who wishes to register a variant =
fills out a form, sends it to this mailing list where it is discussed =
for two weeks or when discussion dies down (whichever comes last), the =
Language Subtag Reviewer decides to accept or reject the registration =
(technically subject to appeal to the IETF, but this has never =
happened), and if accepted it is sent to IANA (the formal registration =
authority for the IETF) for publication.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Which are the varieties already =
established/identified/registered?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div=
></blockquote><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>In the file &lt;<a =
href=3D"https://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/languag=
e-subtag-registry">https://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-regis=
try/language-subtag-registry</a>&gt;, the sections containing =
&quot;Type: variant&quot;.&nbsp; Further details that were used to =
validate the registration appear in the directory &lt;<a =
href=3D"https://www.iana.org/assignments/lang-subtags-templates/lang-subt=
ags-templates.xhtml">https://www.iana.org/assignments/lang-subtags-templa=
tes/lang-subtags-templates.xhtml</a>&gt;.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>John Cowan &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://vrici.lojban.org/~cowan">http://vrici.lojban.org/~cowan</a=
> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br>Assent may be =
registered by a signature, a handshake, or a click of a =
computer<br>mouse transmitted across the invisible ether of the =
Internet. Formality<br>is not a requisite; any sign, symbol or action, =
or even willful inaction,<br>as long as it is unequivocally referable to =
the promise, may create a contract.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp;--Specht v. Netscape<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></h=
tml>
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