<textLang>

<textLang> (text language) describes the languages and writing systems identified within the bibliographic work being described, rather than its description. [3.12.2.4. Imprint, Size of a Document, and Reprint Information 10.6.6. Languages and Writing Systems]
Modulecore
Attributes
mainLang(main language) supplies a code which identifies the chief language used in the bibliographic work.
Status Optional
Datatype teidata.language
otherLangs(other languages) one or more codes identifying any other languages used in the bibliographic work.
Status Optional
Datatype 0–∞ occurrences of teidata.language separated by whitespace
Member of
model.biblPart model.msItemPart
Contained by
core: analytic bibl monogr series
msdescription: msContents msItem msItemStruct
May contain
analysis: c interp interpGrp m pc phr s w
certainty: certainty precision
core: abbr add address bibl biblStruct binaryObject cb choice cit corr date del desc distinct ellipsis email emph expan foreign gap gb gloss graphic hi index l label lb lg list listBibl measure measureGrp media mentioned milestone name note noteGrp num orig p pb ptr q quote ref reg rs ruby said sic soCalled sp stage term time title unclear unit
dictionaries: lang
figures: figure notatedMusic table
gaiji: g
header: biblFull idno
linking: ab anchor join link linkGrp seg
msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material msDesc objectType origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName bloc country district eventName forename genName geo geogFeat geogName listEvent listNym listObject listOrg listPerson listPlace listRelation location objectName offset orgName persName persPronouns placeName region roleName settlement state surname
spoken: annotationBlock
textcrit: app listApp
textstructure: floatingText
transcr: addSpan am damage delSpan ex fw handShift listTranspose metamark mod redo retrace secl space subst substJoin supplied surplus undo
character data
Note

This element should not be used to document the languages or writing systems used for the bibliographic or manuscript description itself: as for all other TEI elements, such information should be provided by means of the global xml:lang attribute attached to the element containing the description.

In all cases, languages should be identified by means of a standardized ‘language tag’ generated according to BCP 47. Additional documentation for the language may be provided by a language element in the TEI header.

Example
<textLang mainLang="en" otherLangs="la"> Predominantly in English with Latin
glosses</textLang>
Content model
<content>
 <macroRef key="macro.specialPara"/>
</content>
Schema Declaration
element textLang
{
   tei_att.global.attributes,
   attribute mainLang { teidata.language }?,
   attribute otherLangs { list { teidata.language* } }?,
   tei_macro.specialPara
}