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<H1> </H1>John Cowan <A title="Valencian Language Tag registration request" href="mailto:ietf-languages@alvestrand.no?Subject=Valencian Language Tag registration request&In-Reply-To=BLU109-W22C241E6C9A0CE9A3FCC8EB33C0@phx.gbl">cowan at ccil.org </A><BR>Wed Jun 17 18:16:42 CEST 2009
<BR><EM></EM><PRE>> CE Whitehead scripsit:
>> Hi! My main question at this point is whether or not we need a matching
>> variant subtag for the variety of this language spoken in Catalona (so
>> as not to have it appear that Valencian is a sub-dialect of Catalan,
>> but instead to treat these as two equal dialects/variants, with none
>> being the default dialect/variant).
>If you think such a thing is necessary, propose it so we can discuss
>it properly.
Well, I have much to do on the internet at the moment but maybe in the future if no one else wants to propose such a variant subtag in the interim.</PRE><PRE>However it's been a while since I've given "Primer curso de Catalan" so much as a cursory glance; I think I remember well the opening sentence,</PRE><PRE>"Eloi es un xicot molt cort", but that is all (and I'm not sure now that I've got it right!). I know Occitan better alas . . .</PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>And I tend to agree with Peter that this second variant subtag might not solve the problem (but still it would give things balance).</PRE><PRE>>> To me these are both dialects related to Occitan but these have picked
>> up some Spanish vocabulary, which distinguishes them from Occitan
>> (which has in its turned picked up some French vocabulary).
> Occitan and Catalan are to be sure closely related, but they are not
> mutually intelligible, except perhaps in border dialects. Furthermore,
> Catalonia recognizes the languages as distinct and official.
> Occitan, however, lacks a standard form.
Thanks for info.</PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>Best,</PRE><PRE>C. E. Whitehead</PRE><PRE><A href="mailto:cewcathar@hotmail.com">cewcathar@hotmail.com</A>
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