BNC User Reference Guide

BNC User Reference Guide

BNC User Reference Guide

BNC User Reference Guide

<language>

<language>

<language>

<language>

text. text. text. element language { attribute ident { data.language }, macro.phraseSeq } element language { attribute ident { data.language }, macro.phraseSeq } element language { attribute ident { data.language }, macro.phraseSeq }
language language language language characterizes a single language or sublanguage used within a characterizes a single language or sublanguage used within a characterizes a single language or sublanguage used within a characterizes a single language or sublanguage used within a text.
Declaration Declaration Declaration Declaration 
element language { attribute ident { data.language }, macro.phraseSeq }














Attributes
Attributes
Attributes
Attributes

 (In addition to global attributes)


 (In addition to global attributes)


 (In addition to global attributes)


 (In addition to global attributes)
      by this element, and which is referenced by the global xml:lang attribute.
      by this element, and which is referenced by the global xml:lang attribute.
      by this element, and which is referenced by the global xml:lang attribute.









ident
ident
ident
ident
Supplies a language code constructed as defined in RFC 3066 (or
Supplies a language code constructed as defined in RFC 3066 (or
Supplies a language code constructed as defined in RFC 3066 (or
Supplies a language code constructed as defined in RFC 3066 (or
      its successor) which is used to identify the language documented
      its successor) which is used to identify the language documented
      its successor) which is used to identify the language documented
      its successor) which is used to identify the language documented
      by this element, and which is referenced by the global xml:lang attribute.





















Status: Required
Status: Required
Status: Required
Status: Required

























Datatype: 
Datatype: 
Datatype: 
Datatype: 
data.language
data.language
data.language
data.language






































Example
Example
Example
Example

 <language ident="en-GB">The language of the British National Corpus is modern British English. ...</language>


 <language ident="en-GB">The language of the British National Corpus is modern British English. ...</language>


 <language ident="en-GB">The language of the British National Corpus is modern British English. ...</language>


 <language ident="en-GB">The language of the British National Corpus is modern British English. ...</language>














Note
Note
Note
Note





Particularly for sublanguages, an informal

Particularly for sublanguages, an informal

Particularly for sublanguages, an informal

Particularly for sublanguages, an informal
    prose characterization should be supplied as content for the
    prose characterization should be supplied as content for the
    prose characterization should be supplied as content for the
    prose characterization should be supplied as content for the
    element.

    element.

    element.

    element.







































Module
Module
Module
Module
header
header
header
header