Index: docs/ref/contrib/syndication.txt
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--- docs/ref/contrib/syndication.txt	(revision 15539)
+++ docs/ref/contrib/syndication.txt	(working copy)
@@ -268,8 +268,11 @@
 --------
 
 Feeds created by the syndication framework automatically include the
-appropriate ``<language>`` tag (RSS 2.0) or ``xml:lang`` attribute (Atom). This
-comes directly from your :setting:`LANGUAGE_CODE` setting.
+appropriate ``<language>`` tag (RSS 2.0) or ``xml:lang`` attribute (Atom). You
+can set the language for a feed by specifying an attribute :attr:`language`,
+using the same format as the project-wide setting :setting:`LANGUAGE_CODE`. If 
+you don't specify a language, it comes directly from your 
+:setting:`LANGUAGE_CODE` setting.
 
 URLs
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Index: django/contrib/syndication/views.py
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--- django/contrib/syndication/views.py	(revision 15539)
+++ django/contrib/syndication/views.py	(working copy)
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
             subtitle = self.__get_dynamic_attr('subtitle', obj),
             link = link,
             description = self.__get_dynamic_attr('description', obj),
-            language = settings.LANGUAGE_CODE.decode(),
+            language = __get_dynamic_attr('language', obj, settings.LANGUAGE_CODE.decode()),
             feed_url = add_domain(
                 current_site.domain,
                 self.__get_dynamic_attr('feed_url', obj) or request.path,