041 - Language Code (R)
MARC 21 Bibliographic - Concise
2007
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
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).
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
Examples
| 041 |
0#$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$afre$age |
| 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#$aeng$hmu |
| 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$hfre |
| 041 |
0#$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] |