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• ISBN: 9781603293518
• ISBN: 1603293515
• ISBN: 9781603295611
• ISBN: 1603295615
• ISBN: 9781603295628
• ISBN: 1603295623
• Physical Description: xxx, 367 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
• Edition: Ninth edition.
• Publisher: New York : The Modern Language Association of America, 2021.
• Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1: Formatting Your Research Project: Margins -- Text Formatting -- Title -- Running Head and Page Numbers -- Internal Headings and Subheadings -- Placement of the List of Works Cited -- Tables and Illustrations -- Lists: Integrated into Your Prose, Set Vertically, Lists introduced with a complete sentence, Lists that continue the sentence introducing them -- Paper and Printing -- Proofreading and Spellcheckers -- Binding a Printed Paper -- Electronic Submission -- 2: Mechanics of Prose: Spelling: Dictionaries -- Plurals -- Punctuation: Commas -- When a comma is necessary -- Before a coordinating conjunction joining independent clauses -- Between coordinate adjectives -- To set off parenthetical comments -- After long introductory phrases and clauses -- With contrasting phrases -- In series -- With dates and locations -- With nonrestrictive modifiers -- When a comma is incorrect -- Subject and verb -- Verb and object -- Parts of a compound subject -- Parts of a compound object -- Two verbs that share a subject -- Two subordinate elements that are parallel -- When a comma is optional -- With short introductory phrases and clauses -- Around specific words -- Before some coordinating conjunctions -- Semicolons -- Colons -- Dashes and Parentheses -- To enclose an interruption -- To prevent misreading -- To introduce an elaboration or an example -- To introduce a list -- Hyphens -- When to hyphenate compound adjectives before a noun -- Adverbs -- Number-noun combinations -- Prepositional phrases -- Clarity -- When not to hyphenate compound adjectives before a noun -- Adverbs -- Comparatives and superlatives -- Familiar compound terms -- Foreign language terms -- Proper nouns -- Hyphens before suppressed words -- Hyphens with prefixes -- Hyphens in fractions -- Hyphens versus en dashes -- Apostrophes -- Singular and plural nouns -- Proper nouns -- Nouns expressing shared possession -- Letters -- Plural abbreviations and numbers -- Quotation Marks to flag provisional meaning -- To mark translations of words or phrases -- Slashes -- Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points -- Italics in Prose -- Words and Phrases Referred to as Words -- Letters Referred to as Letters -- Foreign Words in an English-Language Text -- Capitalization of Terms -- English -- French -- German -- Italian -- Spanish -- Latin -- Names of Persons in Your Prose -- First Uses of Personal Names -- Surnames Used Alone -- English -- French -- German -- Italian -- Spanish -- Latin -- Asian languages -- Premodern names -- Transliterated Names -- Titles with Personal Names -- Suffixes with Personal Names -- Given Names and Personal Initials -- Names of Fictional Characters -- Names of Organizations and Groups -- Names of Literary Periods and Cultural Movements -- Titles of Works in Your Prose -- Capitalizing Titles in English -- Capitalizing Titles in Languages Other Than English -- French -- German -- Italian -- Spanish -- Latin -- Other languages in the Latin alphabet -- Languages in non-Latin alphabets -- Punctuation of Titles -- Serial comma -- Subtitles -- Alternative titles -- Dates appended to titles -- Multivolume works -- Punctuation around Titles -- Styling Titles -- Italicized titles -- Italicized titles of works contained in a larger work -- Titles in quotation marks -- Titles with no formatting -- Titles within Titles -- Surrounding title in quotation marks -- Surrounding title in italics -- Surrounding title with no formatting -- Quotations within Titles -- Foreign Language Terms and Titles within Titles -- Styling -- Capitalization -- Titles within titles -- Shortened Titles in Your Prose -- Subtitles -- Conventional forms of titles -- Very long titles -- Punctuating shortened titles -- Translating Titles in Languages Other Than English -- Numbers -- Use of Numerals or Words -- Number-heavy contexts -- Street addresses -- Decimal fractions -- Percentages and amounts of money -- Items in numbered series -- Large numbers -- Plural forms -- At the start of a sentence -- In titles -- Commas in Numbers -- Dates and Times -- Number Ranges.

3: Principles of Inclusive Language: 4: Documenting Sources: An Overview: Why Plagiarism Is a Serious Matter -- Avoiding Plagiarism -- Careful Research -- Giving Credit -- Paraphrasing -- When to paraphrase -- How to paraphrase -- How to paraphrase and give credit -- Quoting -- When to quote -- How to quote and give credit -- When Documentation Is Not Needed -- Common Knowledge -- Passing Mentions -- Allusions -- Epigraphs -- 5: The List of Works Cited: Creating and Formatting Entries: An Overview -- The MLA Core Elements -- Author: What It Is -- Author: Where to Find It -- Author: How to Style It -- One author -- Two authors -- Three or more authors -- Names not reversed -- Languages that order surname first -- Lack of surname -- Variant forms of a personal name -- Different spellings -- Pseudonyms and name changes -- When not to supply information, cross-reference, or use the published form of a name -- Online handles -- Organizations, groups, and government authors -- Listing by name -- Avoiding redundancy -- Government authors -- Standardizing and supplying information -- Consolidating entries -- Title of Source: What It Is -- Title of Source: Where to Find It -- Title of Source: How to Style It -- Shortened titles -- Sections of a work labeled generically -- Description in place of a title -- Quoted text in place of a title -- Translations of titles -- Title of Container: What It Is -- Works that are self-contained -- Works with more than one container -- Determining when a website is a container -- Apps and databases -- Title of Container: Where to Find It -- Title of Container: How to Style It -- Contributor: What It Is -- Key contributors -- Key contributors in the Author element -- Other types of contributors -- Contributor: Where to Find It -- Contributor: How to Style It -- Labels describing the contributor’s role -- Capitalization of labels -- Multiple contributors in the same role -- Repeated personal names in an entry -- Version: What It Is -- Version: Where to Find It -- Version: How to Style It -- Number: What It Is -- Number: Where to Find It -- Number: How to Style It -- Publisher: What It Is -- Publisher: Where to Find It -- Books -- Websites -- Audio and visual media -- Publisher: How to Style It -- Capitalization -- Copublishers -- Divisions of nongovernment organizations as publishers -- Government agencies as publishers -- Terms omitted from publishers’ names -- Common abbreviations in publishers’ names -- Ampersands and plus signs in publishers’ names -- City of publication -- Publication Date: What It Is -- Publication Date: Where to Find It -- Books -- E-books -- News articles -- Journal articles -- Music -- Government documents -- Television episodes -- Publication Date: How to Style It -- Year -- Season -- Time -- Date range -- Approximate date given in source -- Uncertain date given in source -- Location: What It Is -- Location: Where to Find It -- Page numbers -- Online works -- Location: How to Style It -- Inclusive pages -- Descriptive label before page numbers -- Numerals for page numbers -- Plus sign with page number -- DOIs -- Permalinks -- URLs -- Truncating -- Breaking -- Including terminal slash -- Physical locations and events -- The Three Most Common Types of Entries -- Works in One Container -- Works in Two Containers -- Works That Are Self-Contained -- One Work Cited Different Ways -- Supplemental Elements -- Placement after Title of Source -- Contributor -- Original publication date -- Section of a work labeled generically -- Placement at End of Entry -- Date of access -- Medium of publication -- Dissertations and theses -- Publication history -- Book series -- Columns, sections, and other recurring titled features -- Multivolume works -- Government documents -- Placement between Containers -- Punctuation of Entries -- More Than One Item in an Element -- Supplied Publication Information -- Ordering the List of Works Cited -- Alphabetizing: An Overview -- Alphabetizing by Author -- Multiple works by one author -- Multiple works by two authors -- Multiple works by more than two authors -- Multiple works by a single author and coauthors -- Alphabetizing by Title -- Cross-References -- Annotated Bibliographies.

6: Citing Sources in the Text: In-Text Citations -- Overview -- What to Include and How to Style It -- Citing a work listed by author -- Coauthors -- Corporate authors -- Two authors with the same surname -- Two or more works by the same author or authors -- Citing a work listed by title -- Shortening titles of works -- Titles in quotation marks that start with a title in quotation marks -- Titles in quotation marks that start with a quotation -- Using abbreviations for titles of works -- Shortening descriptions used in place of titles -- When author and title are not enough -- Page numbers and other divisions of works -- One-page works -- Quotations spanning two or more pages of a work -- Quotations from a nonconsecutively paginated work -- Numbered paragraphs, sections, and lines -- Commonly cited works -- Verse works -- Prose works -- Ancient and medieval works -- Scripture -- Works without numbered pages or divisions -- Volume numbers for multivolume nonperiodical works -- Time stamps -- Numbered notes in your source -- Punctuation in the parenthetical citation -- Quoting and Paraphrasing Sources -- Integrating Quotations into Prose -- Prose works -- Short quotations -- Long quotations (block quotations) -- Poetry -- Short quotations -- Long quotations (block quotations) -- Dialogue -- Drama -- Prose -- Poetry -- Placement of Parenthetical Citations -- Consolidating citations -- References to a single source -- References to multiple works citing the same idea -- Omitting Citations for Repeated Quotations and Terms -- Punctuation with Quotations -- Introducing quotations -- Quotations within quotations -- Marking the end of a quotation -- Periods and commas -- Other punctuation marks -- Capitalization with Quotations -- When to capitalize -- When to lowercase -- When to follow the case of your source -- Using an Ellipsis to Mark Material Omitted from Quotations -- Omission within a sentence -- Omission in a quotation of one or more sentences -- Omission in a quotation of poetry -- An ellipsis in the source -- Other Permissible Alterations of Quotations -- Emphasis -- Errors in the source -- Clarification -- Syntax -- What Not to Reproduce from Your Source -- Languages Other Than Modern English -- Accents -- Umlauts -- Ligatures -- Letters in older languages -- Orthography (spelling) -- Translations of quotations (bilingual quotations) -- Quotations from languages in non-Latin alphabets -- Indirect Sources -- Citations in Forms Other Than Print -- Slides -- Videos -- Web Projects -- Oral Presentations -- 7: Notes: Bibliographic Notes -- Content Notes -- Styling of Notes -- Placement of Notes in the Text -- Appendices: 1: Abbreviations: Punctuation -- Common Academic Abbreviations -- Months -- Titles of Works -- Appendix 2: Works-Cited-List Entries by Publication Format: Appendix Contents -- Work-Cited-List Entries -- Index.

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