If 2 languages, use number coming first in 820-890 , unless there are different instructions.
eg, use 880 (not 870 ) for Greek and Latin.
If more than two languages are involved from a language family, use the most specific number that will contain all the languages. eg 830 for English, German, and Dutch, since they are all Germanic languages.
Do not use 820-890 for broad groupings such as Indo-European or for unralated literature. For example, use 808 for collections covering English, French, and Russian (all Indo-European languages), 809 for criticism, 800 for a combination of collections and criticism.
If any one language is predominant, class with that language.
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Works treating literature of two or more languages are usually collections or works of criticism. If two languages are involved, use the number coming first in 820-890 , except where there are different instructions. For example, use 820 (not 860 ) for English and Spanish, but use 880 (not 870 ) for Greek and Latin. If more than two languages are involved, but the languages all belong to a particular language family, use the most specific number that will contain all the languages. For example, use 830 for a work covering English, German, and Dutch, since they are all Germanic languages. Do not use 820-890 for broad groupings such as Indo-European literature. For example, use 808 for collections covering English, French, and Russian (all Indo-European languages), 809 for criticism, 800 for a combination of collections and criticism. Similarly, use 800 , 808 , or 809 for a work about literature in more than two languages when the languages are unrelated except that they belong to a broad grouping such as nonwestern or Asian languages. For example, use 808 (not 890 ) for a collection of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish literary texts. If any one language is predominant, class with that language.
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