041 Subfield $a - Language code of text/sound track or separate title:
Subfield
$a contains codes for languages
associated with the item. The 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).
Example:
008/35-37 eng
041 0# $aeng$afre$ager
[Text is in English, French, and German.]
For
works in multiple languages, the codes for the languages of the text are
recorded in the order of their predominance in the text. If no language
is predominant, the codes are recorded in English alphabetical order.
If the catalog institution has chosen to code mul
(Multiple languages) in 008/35-37, the code for the title (or the first
title, if there are more than one) and the code mul
are recorded. Alternatively, any number of specific language codes
may be recorded in repeating occurrences of subfield $a.
Examples:
008/35-37 rus
041 0# $arus$aeng
[Item is in Russian (the predominant language) and English.]
008/35-37 eng
041 0# $aeng$afre$ager$ahun$apor$arus
008/35-37 cze
041 0# $acze$aeng$ager
[Map with legend in Czech, English, and German.]
008/35-37 sgn
041 0# $asgn$aeng
[Item contains representations of the alphabet in sign language with minimal English text on title page.]
008/35-37 mul
041 0# $amul$arus
[Item is multilingual with no predominant language and the cataloging institution has chosen not to specify a language in field 008/35-37. The title is in Russian.]
For
continuing resources, when the language of the text changes over
a period of time, codes for all languages are recorded.
For
computer files, the language(s) associated with the data and/or
user interface (e.g., screen
displays) is recorded in subfield $a.
For
musical works, the language(s) of the textual content is recorded
in subfield $a only when the work
is printed or manuscript music. If the work is a sound recording,
the language code(s) is recorded in subfield $d.
For
moving image resources, subfield $a
contains the code(s) of spoken or sung languages associated with the item,
as well as sign language and any language code(s) of the languages of
accompanying sound. Code languages used to provide access to a resource
in an alternative (accessible) mode as appropriate in either subfields
$p, $q,
or $r.
For
projected still images such as filmstrips
and slides, subfield $a
contains the code(s) of languages associated with the item, as well as
any language code(s) of the languages of accompanying printed script or
accompanying sound. For all other still images,
including original or historical graphic material and opaque and non-opaque
graphic material, and for three-dimensional artifacts,
subfield $a contains the code(s)
of languages associated with the material, i.e., captions or other text
associated with the item or collection that are part of the chief source
of information.
Examples:
008/35-37 eng
041 0# $aeng$afre$ager$aita
[Audiovisual item with sound track or separate titles in English, French, German, and Italian.]
008/35-37 eng
[no field 041]
[Sound track or separate titles in English only.]
When
a work is a translation or includes a translation, the code for the language
of the translation is recorded in subfield $a.
The code(s) for the language(s) of the original work are recorded
in subfield $h.
The code(s) for the language(s) of intermediate translations are
recorded in subfield
$k. If an item is the original with an accompanying translation,
repetitive subfield $a contains
the code(s) for the language(s) of the translation and the original(s).
The code(s) for the original is also recorded in subfield $h.
Examples:
008/35-37 eng
041 1# $aeng$hfre
[Text is in English, translated from French.]
008/35-37 eng
041 1# $aeng$kger$hswe
[Text is an English translation of a German text which was originally published in Swedish.]
008/35-37 eng
041 1# $aeng$agrc$hgrc
[Text in original Greek and in English translation.]
008/35-37 eng
041 1# $aeng$hund
[Text is an English translation; the original language undetermined.]
008/35-37 fre
041 1# $afre$hger$hrus
[Text is in French and contains three works, the first translated from German and two from Russian.]
008/35-37 eng
041 1# $aeng$hmul
[Item is an anthology of Indic poems translated into English from multiple Indic languages.]
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