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041 - Language Code (R)


MARC 21 Bibliographic - Concise
2008

Codes for languages associated with an item when the language code in field 008/35-37 of the record is insufficient to convey full information. Includes records for multilingual items, items that involve translation, and items where the medium of communication is a sign language. Sources of the codes are: MARC Code List for Languages or other code lists such as ISO 639-1 ( Codes for the representation of names of languages - Part 1 : alpha-2 code).

Indicators
First - Translation indication
# - No information provided
0 - Item not a translation/does not include a translation
1 - Item is or includes a translation
Second - Source of code
# - MARC language code
7 - Source specified in subfield $2
Subfield Codes
$a - Language code of text/sound track or separate title (R)
Language code in the first occurrence of subfield $a is also recorded in 008/35-37 (Language) unless 008/35-37 contains blanks (###) or the code "zxx" (No linguistic content).
$b - Language code of summary or abstract (R)
$d - Language code of sung or spoken text (R)
Language code(s) for the audible portion of an item, usually the sung or spoken content of a sound recording or computer file. The language code in the first occurrence of subfield $d, if there is no subfield $a, may also be recorded in field 008/35-37.
$e - Language code of librettos (R)
For music, the language code(s) of the printed text of the vocal/textual content of the work.
$f - Language code of table of contents (R)
Language code(s) of the table of contents when it differs from the language of the text.
$g - Language code of accompanying material other than librettos (R)
Language code(s) of significant accompanying material other than summaries (subfield $b) or librettos (subfield $e).
$h - Language code of original and/or intermediate translations of text (R)
Language code(s) for intermediate translations; codes precede those for original languages.
$j - Language code of subtitles or captions (R)
Language code(s) of subtitles or captions (open or closed, intended for users with hearing disabilities).
$2 - Source of code (NR)
Source of the language code scheme used in the field. Code from: MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions.
$6 - Linkage (NR)
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
Examples
041 ##$aeng$afre$aswe
041 ##$adut$afre$ager $aita$aspa$beng
041 0#$aeng$afre
041 1#$aeng$hrus
041 1#$aeng$hger $hswe
041 07$aen$afr $ait$2 [Code for ISO 639-1]
041 0#$aeng$afre $ager
041 0#$arus$aeng
041 0#$aeng$afre $ager$ahun$apor $arus
041 0#$asgn$aeng
041 1#$aeng$hfre
041 1#$aeng$hger $hswe
041 1#$aeng$agrc $hgrc
041 1#$aeng$hund
041 1#$aeng$hmul
041 0#$aeng$bfre $bger$bspa
041 0#$arum$ffre $fger$frus
041 ##$ager$geng
041 ##$gfre
041 1#$deng$hfre $hger$hita
041 1#$afre$efre $eger$hfre
041 1#$aeng$bger $jger
041 07$aen$afr $ait$2 [Code for ISO 639-1]
041 0#$aeng$afre
041 07$aen$afr $2 [Code for ISO 639-1]

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