[Tcs-lc] Name of NomenCode

[Nozomi Ytow]

> I have to say that I am still not comfortable with the idea of treating it
> as "Locale".  To me, this is "Language", or "Dialect", or perhaps even
> "grammar" -- but none of those words quite captures the role of the Codes of
> Nomenclature.

A set of scientific names is a component of a language used by
taxonomists (and other biologist) to refer to organisms.  ICZN, for
example, a dialect of such languages.  Grammer is equivalent to Code
istself. 


> To me, the codes are more fundamental than this.  In fact, I think it is a
> mistake to treat the different editions (3rd, 4th/Tokyo, St. Loius/etc.) of
> each Code differently.

Are there no differences in lists of names came with Tokyo and
St. Louis code?  I haven't check, but I suspect there are.

> Alternative versions of the name as
> they would appear under alternate versions of the Code should be treated as
> orthographic variants.  We should only concern ourselves with the "current
> version" of each Code.

I sounds a zoologist's view for me.

Cheers,
JMS