<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 — The TEI Header
屬性att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @style, @rendition, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change))
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" }
可包含在於
header: 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 gb gloss hi index lb measure measureGrp mentioned milestone name note num pb ptr ref rs soCalled term time title
dictionaries: lang
figures: figure notatedMusic
header: idno
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp timeline
msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material objectType origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc climate country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName location nameLink offset orgName persName placeName population region roleName settlement state surname terrain trait
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift vocal writing
tagdocs: att code gi ident tag val
textcrit: witDetail
transcr: addSpan am damageSpan delSpan ex fw listTranspose metamark space subst substJoin
宣告

<rng:element name="language">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.change.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,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   attribute ident { data.language },
   attribute usage { xsd:nonNegativeInteger { maxInclusive = "100" } }?,
   macro.phraseSeq.limited
}
例子
<langUsage>
 <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>