Date:         Tue, 17 Dec 2002 09:48:15 -0800
Reply-To:     Metadata Object Description Schema List <[log in to unmask]>
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From:         Joe Zeeman <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: language: comments please
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Ray;

If you wanted to avoid having an empty Language element you could always
carry the language of the record as an attribute of the Record element
itself.  This would allow language to have consistent behaviour across all
elements - it's always an attribute and child elements inherit the
attribute of the parent unless overridden.

j.
RLG
Mountain View CA