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3.1.2 The human language of each passage or phrase in the content can be programmatically determined except for proper names, technical terms, words of indeterminate language, and words or phrases that have become part of the vernacular of the immediately surrounding text. (Level AA)Understanding Success Criterion 3.1.2
Note: Other techniques may also be sufficient if they meet the success criterion.
H58: Using language attributes to identify changes in the human language (HTML)
FLASH13: Using HTML language attributes to specify language in Flash content (Flash)
PDF19: Specifying the language for a passage or phrase with the Lang entry in PDF documents (PDF)
SL4: Declaring Discrete Silverlight Objects to Specify Language Parts in the HTML DOM (Silverlight)
SL27: Using Language/Culture Properties as Exposed by Silverlight Applications and Assistive Technologies (Silverlight)
Making text that is not in the default human language of the Web page visually distinct (future link)
Giving the names of any languages used in foreign passages or phrases (future link)
Providing language markup on proper names to facilitate correct pronunciation by screen readers (future link)