<language>

<language> (language) characterizes a single language or sublanguage used within a text. [2.4.2. Language Usage]
Moduleheader
Attributes
ident(identifier) Supplies a language code constructed as defined in BCP 47 which is used to identify the language documented by this element, and which may be referenced by the global xml:lang attribute.
Status Required
Datatype teidata.language
usagespecifies the approximate percentage of the text which uses this language.
Status Optional
Datatype nonNegativeInteger
Contained by
header: langUsage
May contain
analysis: interp interpGrp
certainty: certainty precision
core: abbr address cb choice date distinct ellipsis email emph expan foreign gap gb gloss hi index lb measure measureGrp mentioned milestone name note noteGrp num pb ptr q ref rs soCalled term time title unit
dictionaries: lang
figures: figure notatedMusic
header: idno
linking: anchor join link linkGrp
msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material objectType origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName bloc country district eventName forename genName geo geogFeat geogName location objectName offset orgName persName persPronouns placeName region roleName settlement state surname
textcrit: app
transcr: addSpan am delSpan ex fw listTranspose metamark space subst substJoin
character data
Note

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

Example
<langUsage>
 <language ident="en-US" usage="75">modern American English</language>
 <language ident="az-Arab" usage="20">Azerbaijani in Arabic script</language>
 <language ident="x-lap" usage="05">Pig Latin</language>
</langUsage>
Content model
<content>
 <macroRef key="macro.phraseSeq.limited"/>
</content>
Schema Declaration
element language
{
   tei_att.global.attributes,
   attribute ident { teidata.language },
   attribute usage { xsd:nonNegativeInteger }?,
   tei_macro.phraseSeq.limited
}