<language>

<language> 個別敘述文本中使用的語言或次要語言。 2.4.2 Language Usage
組件 header — 2 The TEI Header
除全域屬性以外
ident (identifier) 提供一語言代碼，其編碼方式定義在RFC 3066中 (或其系列中) ，用來識別此元素所紀錄的語言，並由全域屬性xml:lang所參照。
狀態 必備的
資料類型 

<rng:ref name="data.language"/>
data.language
usage 標明該文本使用此語言的大約比例 (以冊計) 。
狀態 非必備的
資料類型 

<rng:data type="nonNegativeInteger">
 <rng:param name="maxInclusive">100</rng:param>
</rng:data>
xsd:nonNegativeInteger { maxInclusive = "100" }
值 a whole number between 0 and 100
屬於
langUsage
可包含
analysis: interp interpGrp span spanGrp
certainty: certainty precision respons
core: abbr address cb choice date distinct email emph expan foreign gap gloss index lb measure measureGrp mentioned milestone name note num pb ptr ref rs soCalled term time title
dictionaries: lang
figures: figure
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp timeline
msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName nameLink offset orgName persName placeName region roleName settlement state surname
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift vocal writing
tagdocs: att code gi ident tag val
textcrit: witDetail
transcr: addSpan am damageSpan delSpan ex fw handShift space subst
宣告 

<rng:element name="language">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:attribute name="ident">
  <rng:ref name="data.language"/>
 </rng:attribute>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="usage">
   <rng:data type="nonNegativeInteger">
    <rng:param name="maxInclusive">100</rng:param>
   </rng:data>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq.limited"/>
</rng:element>
element language
{
   att.global.attributes,
   attribute ident { data.language },
   attribute usage { xsd:nonNegativeInteger { maxInclusive = "100" } }?,
   macro.phraseSeq.limited
}
例子
<langUsage xml:lang="en-US">
 <language ident="en-US" usage="75">現代美語</language>
 <language ident="i-az-Arab" usage="20">阿拉伯文手寫的亞塞拜然語</language>
 <language ident="x-lap" usage="05">一種行話，將字頭的子音調至字尾，再多加一個音節</language>
</langUsage>