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041 - LANGUAGE CODE (R)
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. This includes records for multilingual items items that involve translation and items where the medium of communication is a sign language. The 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
- 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)
The first language code in subfield $a is also contained in field 008/35-37 (Language) unless character positions 35-37 contain blanks(###). - $b - Language code of summary or abstract/overprinted title or
subtitle (R)
The language of the summary or abstract/overprinted title or subtitle that differs from the language of the text. - $d - Language code of sung or spoken text (R)
The language of the sung or spoken content of a sound recording. 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)
The language of the printed text of the vocal/textual content of the work. - $f - Language code of table of contents (R)
The language of the table of contents that differs from the language of the text. - $g - Language code of accompanying material other than librettos
(R)
The language 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)
Codes for intermediate translations precede those for original languages. - $2 - Source of code (NR)
- $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
- $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields
Examples
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0#$aeng$afre |
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1#$aeng$hrus |
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0#$aeng$afre$ager |
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0#$arus$aeng |
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0#$aeng$afre$ager$ahun$apor$arus |
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1#$aeng$hfre |
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1#$aeng$hger$hswe |
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1#$aeng$agrc$hgrc |
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1#$aeng$hund |
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1#$aeng$hmul |
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0#$aeng$bfre$bger$bspa |
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1#$adut$afre$ager$aita$aspa$beng |
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0#$arum$ffre$fger$frus |
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##$ager$geng |
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##$gfre |
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1#$asgn$aeng |
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1#$deng$hfre$hger$hita |
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1#$afre$efre$eger$hfre |
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07$aen$afr$ait$2[Code for ISO 639-1] |

