Definition |
The language or languages of the intellectual content of a resource, usually expressed by the primary audio track. However, alternative audio and textual representations of the main audio or language may exist, e.g., SAP, DVI, Subtitles, Transcripts, Closed Captions, Open Captions. The languages associated with these alternatives are also identified by the element LANGUAGE.
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see the DCMI Definition ] |
Guidelines
for Usage |
PBCore recommends using the three-letter language codes defined by ISO 639-2 instead of 2-letter codes.
If the content is in more than one language, the element may be repeated.
If a type of alternative text or audio representation
for the primary language of the resource is available (e.g.,
SAP, DVI, Subtitles, Transcripts, Closed
Captions, Open Captions), and is identified by the element LANGUAGE.USAGE,
then the language of that alternative form should be identified by the
element LANGUAGE and repeated as needed.
See the Definitions and Guidelines for Usage for
the elements LANGUAGE.USAGE and DESCRIPTION.PROGRAMRELATEDTEXT
for additional information.
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