BCP0047 RFC 4647 on Matching of Language Tags

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        BCP0047        
        RFC 4647

        Title:      Matching of Language Tags 
        Author:     A. Phillips, M. Davis
        Status:     Best Current Practice
        Date:       September 2006
        Mailbox:    addisoninter-locale.com, 
                    mark.davismacchiato.com
        Pages:      20
        Characters: 45595
        

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-ltru-matching-15.txt

        URL:        http://www.
rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4647.txt

This document describes a syntax, called a
"language-range", for
specifying items in a user's list of language preferences. 
It also
describes different mechanisms for comparing and matching
these to
language tags.  Two kinds of matching mechanisms, filtering
and
lookup, are defined.  Filtering produces a (potentially
empty) set of
language tags, whereas lookup produces a single language
tag.
Possible applications include language negotiation or
content
selection.  This document, in combination with RFC 4646,
replaces RFC
3066, which replaced RFC 1766.  This document specifies an
Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community,
and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

This document is a product of the Language Tag Registry
Update
Working Group of the IETF

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Joyce K. Reynolds and Sandy Ginoza
USC/Information Sciences Institute

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