中国语言和方言语种分类及编码规范问题

The Classification of Chinese Languages and the Definition of Language Code Set

语种编码广泛应用于语言资料存储和检索、语言图书馆、语言博物馆和档案馆、语言传播和使用、语言信息处理、语言资源管理等领域。国际标准ISO 639-3有关中国的语种分类和编码存在一些不足。应充分吸收国内汉语方言和少数民族语言的研究成果,建立科学而规范的中国语言和方言语种清单,实现定层次、定数量、定名称、定信息、定代码,在此基础上制定中国语言和方言语种编码的国家标准,提出对国际标准的修改方案,在关于我国语言文字标准的国际话语中,体现我国语言学的研究成果和学术话语权。

Language codes are widely used in the language information processing, language resource management,data sorting,reserving and transmission. Some shortages exist in ISO 639-3. It is necessary to make a scientific and normal list of languages and dialects in China in terms of Chinese linguists’ studies on linguistic fieldworks and language classification. In this list,all languages,dialects and subdialects will be normally classified,named,counted,encoded and described. On the base of this list,we should set up a national standard GB of Chinese language codes,and pose a revised initiative for ISO 639-3.