# subjectLanguage

The language(s) that this annotation resource is about, a language which the content of the resource describes or discusses.

#### Values expected to be one of these types: <a href="#user-content-values-expected-to-be-one-of-these-types-27" id="user-content-values-expected-to-be-one-of-these-types-27"></a>

<http://schema.org/Language>

Recommended values:\
\- for Australian languages: Uses standard names and codes from <https://collection.aiatsis.gov.au/austlang>\
\- for other languages: use codes from [Glottolog](https://glottolog.org/)

This property and the property [inLanguage ](https://ldaca.gitbook.io/metadata-for-language-data/properties/inlanguage)make up a pair. inLanguage describes the language in which a resource is written, while subjectLanguage describes the language or languages which a resource is about. \
For example, the following work is about the Italian language (as used in Australia) and is written in English:\
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Caruso, Marinella. *Italian language attrition in Australia: The verb system.* Franco Angeli, 2010.\
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The subjectLanguage value for this work would therefore be **ital1282**, the Glottocode for Italian, and the inLanguage value would be **stan1293**, the Glottocode for Standard English.

#### Used on these types: <a href="#user-content-used-on-these-types-27" id="user-content-used-on-these-types-27"></a>

[Annotation](https://ldaca.gitbook.io/metadata-for-language-data/defined-terms/annotation)