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Find the fields, subfields, notes, and product availability for the Language word (la: or ln:) and phrase (la= or ln=) indexes.

Word (la: or ln:)

	Connexion	FirstSearch and Collection Manager query collections	WorldShare and WorldCat Discovery
Label	la:	ln:	ln:
Search?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Browse?	Yes	Yes	---
Examples	la:eng la:english	ln:eng ln:english
Fields/Subfields	008/35-37 041 a (if indicator 1 = 0) 041 b d e f g j 377 a
Qualifier index?	Yes
Notes	3-character code or language name. See the MARC Code List for Languages for lists of language names 3-character codes. Use to limit a search to records with one or more languages (see more in Combine, qualify, and expand searches). Code zxx is a valid language code in records for items that have no associated language (for example, scores or sound recordings with no sung or spoken text). In Connexion, scan an index from the Command Line Search by entering the Scan command (sca), the index label with appropriate punctuation, and the term, and then clicking Search (example: sca la:english). For more information, see Browse (scan an index).

Language (Primary) - Phrase (la= or ln=)

	Connexion	FirstSearch and Collection Manager query collections	WorldShare and WorldCat Discovery
Label	la=	la=	ln=
Search?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Browse?	---	---	---
Examples	la=fre *kw:coffeehouse and la=japanese**	la=fre *kw:coffeehouse and la=jpn**	ln=fre *kw:coffeehouse AND ln=japanese**
Fields/Subfields	008/35-37
Qualifier index?	Yes
Notes	In FirstSearch and Collection Manager query collections, searchable by 008 language code only; see MARC Code List for Languages for the list of codes. Use to limit a search to records with one primary language (see more about limiting searches in Combine, qualify, and expand searches). Code zxx is a valid language code in records for items that have no associated language (for example, scores or sound recordings with no sung or spoken text).