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041 - Language Code (R)

MARC 21 Bibliographic - Concise

2008

This is an ARCHIVED VERSION of the 2008 electronic edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats. Please see loc.gov/marc/concise/ for the most up-to-date version of the electronic MARC 21 Concise Formats.

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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