language

The language variable is an autogenerated system variable that tracks which language version a respondent uses to take the survey. language is an open-ended variable that is stored in the System fields chapter of the Reporting Field Tree.

For a list of the languages currently available, and their corresponding codes, see List of languages and abbreviations.

Syntax

$language

Example

Because language is open-ended, it may be prudent to create a survey variable to convert it to closed-end data, or to build a quota to control for completes across different translations. To do so, create a bucket for each survey translation, and condition with language. The values for each translation can be obtained from the Language column in the Available Languages grid.

LANGUAGE. QUOTA | Language
type: quotas
1. English      {if $language eq 'english_us'}
2. Arabic       {if $language eq 'arabic'    }
3. Bulgarian    {if $language eq 'bulgarian' }