Re: CHAT: EU allumettes (was: Re: THEORY/CHAT: Talmy, Jackendoff and Matchboxes

> What's interesting is that, before every text, they give
> a code for the language used, for ex RUS for Russian.
> I don't know if there are really normalized codes, but
> anyway you can easily understand what language this is.
There exist normalized 2- and 3-letter language codes:

http://www.dsv.su.se/~jpalme/ietf/language-codes.html

For a more extensive list, have a look at the 3-letter
codes used by the SIL, which include about any living
language:

http://www.ethnologue.com/codes/

However, if memory serves, the codes in the Kinder
Surprise you mentioned appear inside an oval and I
think they are merely country codes.

Cheers,
Javier