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language

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NAME
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language

DEFINITION
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The descriptor language identifies the primary language of a media item's audio or text. Alternative audio or text tracks and their associated languages should be identified using the descriptor alternativeModes.

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Element Interdependency This element is hierarchically bound to the container pbcoreInstantiation


REFINEMENTS &
ENCODING SCHEMES

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Use Common Internet codes for the Representation of the Names of Languages
http://www.oasis-open.org/cover/iso639a.html

http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/

 

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PBCore recommends using the three-letter language codes defined by ISO 639-2 instead of 2-letter codes.

If the media item has more than one language that is considered part of the same primary audio or text, then a combination statement can be crafted, e.g., eng;fre for the presence of both English and French in the primary audio. Separating three-letter language codes with a semi-colon (no additional spaces) is preferred.

Alternative audio or text tracks and their associated languages should be identified using the descriptor alternativeModes.

 


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REPEATABLE
ELEMENT

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Apply once within its container, pbcoreInstantiation (which itself can be applied multiple times for each rendition of a media item)

TYPE OF
DATA ENTRY

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Text String


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eng [for English]
fre [for French]
eng;fre [for two primary languages in the media item]
mas [for Masai]
yid [for Yiddish]
ara [for Arabic]

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ELEMENT
LABEL

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language

ELEMENT
VERSION

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PBCore v1.1

NAMESPACE
IDENTIFIER

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Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version 1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1

DCMES 1.1 XML Schema Namespace
http://dublincore.org/schemas/xmls/qdc/2006/01/06/dc.xsd


REGISTRATION
AUTHORITY

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DCMI: The Dublin Core Metadata Registry
http://www.dublincore.org
http://www.dublincore.org/dcregistry/

LANGUAGE
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eng


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