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I never thought of such an aspect, but the reasons for having such a code element sound very convincing... best regards Christian > > Von: Peter Constable <[log in to unmask]> > Datum: 2005/06/08 Mi PM 10:17:04 CEST > An: [log in to unmask] > Betreff: RE: Réf. : Re: code for "non-linguistic content" > > > From: ISO 639 Joint Advisory Committee [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf > > Of Anila Angjeli > > > > As I mentioned hereabove there are sound recordings (music, or > > sounds of the nature, etc.), silent films, grafic materials and images, > > objects (in a broad sense of the word), and so on. > > Should a "zzz" or "xzz" code solve the problem ? > > I wonder if it is the role of a standard that codes linguistic unities, to > > takle with the problem of presence or absence of the linguisitc unity ? > > Effectively, we're talking about a code that means "not applicable" for use in scenarios where a protocol or database design forces some language code to be inserted. We don't need to differentiate causes as to *why* it wouldn't be applicable; we'd only be indicating the simple binary-condition fact. > > > Peter Constable >