ISO 639-1:2002 - Codes for the representation of names of languages

This part of ISO 639 provides a code consisting of language code elements comprising two-letter language identifiers for the representation of names of ... Skiptomaincontent ISO639-1:2002 p 22109 ICS> 01> 01.140> 01.140.20 ISO639-1:2002 Codesfortherepresentationofnamesoflanguages—Part1:Alpha-2code Buythisstandard Thisstandardwaslastreviewedandconfirmedin 2019. Thereforethisversionremainscurrent. Abstract Preview ThispartofISO639providesacodeconsistingoflanguagecodeelementscomprisingtwo-letterlanguageidentifiersfortherepresentationofnamesoflanguages.ThelanguageidentifiersaccordingtothispartofISO639weredevisedoriginallyforuseinterminology,lexicographyandlinguistics,butmaybeadoptedforanyapplicationrequiringtheexpressionoflanguageintwo-lettercodedform,especiallyincomputerizedsystems.Thealpha-2codewasdevisedforpracticaluseformostofthemajorlanguagesoftheworldthatarenotonlymostfrequentlyrepresentedinthetotalbodyoftheworld'sliterature,butwhichalsocompriseaconsiderablevolumeofspecializedlanguagesandterminologies.Additionallanguageidentifiersarecreatedwhenitbecomesapparentthatasignificantbodyofdocumentationwritteninspecializedlanguagesandterminologiesexists.Languagesdesignedexclusivelyformachineuse,suchascomputer-programminglanguages,arenotincludedinthiscode. Generalinformation  Note:ThisstandardisupdatedbyaMaintenanceAgencyorRegistrationAuthority Status :  Published Publicationdate :2002-07 Edition :1 Numberofpages :37 TechnicalCommittee: ISO/TC37/SC2 Terminologyworkflowandlanguagecoding ICS: 01.140.20 Informationsciences Buy thisstandard en Format Language std 1 158 Paper en/fr std 2 158 PDF en/fr CHF158 Buy × Lifecycle Previously Withdrawn ISO639:1988 Now Published ISO639-1:2002 Astandardisreviewedevery5years Stage:90.93(Confirmed) 00 Preliminary 10 Proposal 20 Preparatory 20.00 1992-11-30 NewprojectregisteredinTC/SCworkprogramme 30 Committee 30.00 1997-05-21 Committeedraft(CD)registered 30.20 1997-05-21 CDstudy/ballotinitiated 30.99 1999-12-03 CDapprovedforregistrationasDIS 40 Enquiry 40.00 2000-01-03 DISregistered 40.20 2000-01-20 DISballotinitiated:12weeks 40.60 2000-07-10 Closeofvoting 40.99 2001-04-17 Fullreportcirculated:DISapprovedforregistrationasFDIS 50 Approval 50.00 2001-05-07 FinaltextreceivedorFDISregisteredforformalapproval 50.20 2002-02-19 ProofsenttosecretariatorFDISballotinitiated:8weeks 50.60 2002-05-10 Closeofvoting.Proofreturnedbysecretariat 60 Publication 60.00 2002-05-22 InternationalStandardunderpublication 60.60 2002-07-18 InternationalStandardpublished 90 Review 90.20 2007-07-15 InternationalStandardundersystematicreview 90.60 2007-12-18 Closeofreview 90.93 2008-02-20 InternationalStandardconfirmed 90.20 2013-01-15 InternationalStandardundersystematicreview 90.60 2013-06-19 Closeofreview 90.93 2013-07-09 InternationalStandardconfirmed 90.20 2018-07-15 InternationalStandardundersystematicreview 90.60 2018-12-04 Closeofreview 90.93 2019-01-07 InternationalStandardconfirmed 95 Withdrawal Gotaquestion? CheckoutourFAQs Customercare +41227490888 [email protected] Openinghours: MondaytoFriday-09:00-12:00,14:00-17:00(UTC+1) KeepuptodatewithISO Signuptoournewsletterforthelatestnews,viewsandproductinformation.Subscribe Store Standardscatalogue ICS 01 01.140 01.140.20 ISO639-1:2002 Sitemap StandardsBenefitsPopularstandardsCertification&conformitySDGsAboutusWhatwedoStructureMembersStrategyNewsEventsMediakitTakingpartWhodevelopsstandardsDeliverablesGetinvolvedClimateactionkitResourcesStoreStandardscataloguePublicationsandproducts