<language>

<language> 텍스트 내에서 사용되는 언어 또는 특수 언어의 특징을 기술한다. [2.4.2 Language Usage]
모듈header — The TEI Header
속성att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.rendition (@rend, @style, @rendition)) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change)) (att.global.responsibility (@cert, @resp))
ident(확인소) 요소로 기록된 언어를 식별하고기 위해 사용되는, 전체 xml:lang 속성에 의해 참조되는 BCP 47에서 정의된 방식대로 구축된 언어 부호를 제시한다.
상태 필수적
자료 유형 

<rng:ref name="data.language"/>
data.language
usage이 언어를 사용하는 텍스트의 대략적 백분율(분량)을 명시한다.
상태 수의적
자료 유형 

<rng:data type="nonNegativeInteger">
 <rng:param name="maxInclusive">100</rng:param>
</rng:data>
xsd:nonNegativeInteger { maxInclusive = "100" }
에 의해 포함된
header: langUsage
포함할 수 있다
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: app witDetail
transcr: addSpan am damageSpan delSpan ex fw listTranspose metamark space subst substJoin
선언

<rng:element name="language">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.rendition.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:ref name="att.global.responsibility.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.rendition.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.global.responsibility.attributes,
   attribute ident { data.language },
   attribute usage { xsd:nonNegativeInteger { maxInclusive = "100" } }?,
   macro.phraseSeq.limited
}
예
<langUsage>
 <language ident="en-US" usage="75">modern American English</language>
 <language ident="i-az-Arab" usage="20">Azerbaijani in Arabic script</language>
 <language ident="x-lap" usage="05">Pig Latin</language>
</langUsage>