- From: Jan Algermissen <algermissen@acm.org>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:07:32 +0200
- To: Dieter Köhler <dieter.koehler@philo.de>, www-rdf-interest@w3.org
Dieter, since you might not be familiar with XTM syntax, the idea is that for example language.xtm provides elements such as <topic id="de"> ... </topic> witch 'produces' the URI http://www.topicmaps.org/xtm/1.0/language.xtm#de which can be used to identify the German language. [If you need further explanation, don't hesitate to contact me offlist.] Jan Jan Algermissen wrote: > > Dieter, > > The OASIS geolang TC will publish URIs for that purpose: > > http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=geolang > > While waiting for them, you might use the URIs defined in > > http://www.topicmaps.org/xtm/1.0/language.xtm > > and > > http://www.topicmaps.org/xtm/1.0/country.xtm > > The fact that this is from Topic Maps land doesn't matter, the > meaning of the URIs is well defined and they suit RDF as well. > > Hope that helps. > > Jan > > > > Dieter Köhler wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I need to straightforwardly refer to language identifiers in RDF > > statements. Does there any authoritative mapping from RFC-3066 language > > identifiers into RDF URI references exist? > > > > Many thanks in advance! > > > > Dieter Köhler > > -- > Jan Algermissen http://www.topicmapping.com > Consultant & Programmer http://www.gooseworks.org -- Jan Algermissen http://www.topicmapping.com Consultant & Programmer http://www.gooseworks.org
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