MLA handbook.
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Modern Language Association of America.

Published

New York : The Modern Language Association of America, 2016.

Format

Book

Edition

Eighth edition.

ISBN

9781603292627, 1603292624

Physical Desc

xiv, 146 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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New York : The Modern Language Association of America, 2016.

Edition

Eighth edition.

Language

English

ISBN

9781603292627, 1603292624

Notes

General Note

Previous title: MLA Handbook for writers of research papers.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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"The Modern Language Association, the authority on research and writing, takes a fresh look at documenting sources in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook. Works are published today in a dizzying range of formats. A book, for example, may be read in print, online, or as an e-book--or perhaps listened to in an audio version. On the Web, modes of publication are regularly invented, combined, and modified. Previous editions of the MLA Handbook provided separate instructions for each format, and new formats required additional instructions. In this groundbreaking new edition of its best-selling handbook, the MLA recommends instead one universal set of guidelines, which writers can apply to any source."--Back cover.

Foreword / Rosemary G. Feal --

Preface / Katheen Fitzpatrick. --

Part 1. Principles of MLA style: Introduction --

Why document sources? --

Plagiarism and academic dishonesty --

Think : evaluating your sources --

Select : gathering information about your sources --

Organize : creating your documentation: List of works cited: Core elements: --

Author ; Title of source ; Title of container ; Other contributors ; Version ; Number ; Publisher ; Publication date ; Location --

Optional elements --

In-text citations. --

Part 2. Details of MLA style: Introduction --

1. Mechanics of scholarly prose: 1.1. Names of persons: 1.1.1. First and subsequent uses of names 1.2.3. Titles of authors ; 1.1.3. Names of authors and fictional characters ; 1.1.4. Names in languages other than English. --

1.2 Titles of sources: 1.2.1. Capitalization and punctuation ; 1.2.2. Italics and quotation marks ; 1.2.3. Shortened titles ; 1.2.4. Titles within titles ; 1.2.5. Titles of sources in languages other than English. --

1.3. Quotations: 1.3.1. Use and accuracy of quotations ; 1.3.2. Prose ; 1.3.3. Poetry ; 1.3.4. Drama ; 1.3.5. Ellipsis ; 1.3.6. Other alterations of quotations ; 1.3.7. Punctuation with quotations ; 1.3.8. Translations of quotations. --

1.4. Numbers: 1.4.1. Use of numerals or words ; 1.4.2. Commas in numbers ; 1.4.3. Inclusive numbers ; 1.4.4. Roman numerals. --

1.5. Dates and times. --

1.6. Abbreviations: --

1.6.1. Months ; 1.6.2. Common academic abbreviations ; 1.6.3. Publisher's names ; 1.6.4. Titles of works. --

2. Works cited: 2.1. Names of authors: . 2.1.1. Variant forms ; 2.1.2. Titles and suffixes ; 2.1.3. Corporate authors. --

2.2. Titles: 2.2.1. Introduction, preface, foreword, or afterword ; 2.2.2. Translations of titles. --

2.3. Versions. --

2.4. Publisher. --

2.5. Locational elements: 2.5.1. Plus sign with page number 2.5.2. URLS and DOIs. --

2.6. Punctuation in the works-cited list: 2.6.1. Square brackets ; 2.6.2. Foreword slash. --

2.7. Formatting and ordering the works-cited list: 2.7.1. Letter-by-letter alphabetization ; 2.7.2. Multiple works by one author ; 2.7.3. Multiple works by coauthors ; 2.7.4. Alphabetizing by title ; 2.7.5. Cross-references. --

3. In-text citations: 3.1. Author: 3.1.1. Coauthors 3.1.2. Corporate author. --

3.2 Title: 3.2.1. Abbreviating titles of sources ; 3.2.2. Descriptive terms in place of titles. --

3.3 Numbers in in-text citations: 3.3.1. Style of numerals ; 3.3.2. Numbers in works available in multiple editions ; 3.3.3. Other citations not involving page numbers. --

3.4. Indirect sources. --

3.5. Repeated use of sources. --

3.6. Punctuation in the in-text citation. --

4. Citations in forms other than print. --

Practice template.

Index.

Subjects

LC Subjects

Bibliographical citations -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Handbooks and manuals.
Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Other Subjects

Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten.
Wissenschaftliches Manuskript.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

(2016). MLA handbook (Eighth edition.). The Modern Language Association of America.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

2016. MLA Handbook. The Modern Language Association of America.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

MLA Handbook The Modern Language Association of America, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

MLA Handbook Eighth edition., The Modern Language Association of America, 2016.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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