(last updated 2007-08-07)

LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM
1. Name of requester: John Cowan
2. E-mail address of requester: cowan&ccil.org
3. Record Requested:

Type: variant
Subtag: scouse
Description: Scouse
Prefix: en
Suppress-Script: Latn
Comments: English Liverpudlian dialect known as 'Scouse'

4. Intended meaning of the subtag: The Scouse dialect of English
5. Reference to published description
of the language (book or article):

Shaw, Frank, Spiegl, Fritz, and Kelly, Stan. Lern Yerself Scouse
Volume 1: How to Talk Proper in Liverpool. Liverpool, UK: Scouse Press,
1966-1996.

Lane, Linacre. Lern Yerself Scouse Volume 2: The ABZ of
Scouse. Liverpool, UK: Scouse Press, 1966-1996.

Minard, Brian. Lern Yerself Scouse Volume 3: Wersia Sensa Yuma?
Liverpool, UK: Scouse Press, 1966-1996.

Unknown. Lern Yerself Scouse Volume 4: The Language of Laura Norder.
Liverpool, UK: Scouse Press, 1966-1996.

Szlamp. Oxford English Dictionary (Online Abstract): The definition of
the word 'Scouser', 'Scouser' Liverpool, UK: http://www.scouser.com/define/,
1996-Present (via Active Update).

6. Any other relevant information:

Registration of this variant will cause the existing grandfathered
tag "en-scouse" to be changed to a redundant tag.


(file created 2007-08-07)