How to Do Mla Citation
( MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA OR SIMPLY, MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION)
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MLA* DOCUMENTATION
I. How to create MLA parenthetical citations
Type of citation Author 's name in text Author 's name in reference Quotation found in indirect or "secondhand" source Material found in indirect source Two authors ' names in reference Reference to volume and page in multivolume work Reference to whole volume
Example Magny develops this argument (67-69). This argument has been developed elsewhere (Magny 67-69). The philosopher Alain states that "admiration is not pleasure but a kind of attention. . ." (qtd. in Magny 66). Alain 's words seem to dissociate admiration from pleasure (in Magny 66). The most notorious foreign lobby in Washington is the "Sugar Mafia" (Howe and Trott 134). As a painter Andrea was "faultless" (Freedberg 1: 98).
In his second volume, Freedberg gives an account of Andrea 's whole painting career. Frye connects Burgess ' A Clockwork Orange to romance tradition (Secular Scripture 110). Dabundo deals with this problem (22, 31). This controversy has been addressed more than once (Dabundo 27; Magny 69). Parsons talked about the need for physical education teachers to understand the relationship between physical activity and fitness. Many different types of organizations in the United States are involved in mediation and dispute resolution (Natl. Inst. for Dispute Resolution). The semiconductor workplace is highly toxic (Ross, par. 35).
Two works by same author on list of works cited Two locations in same source Two sources cited
Personal interview; name given in text Corporate author
Electronic source that uses paragraph numbers
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Electronic source that uses chapter and section numbers
"Once we start using a tool extensively, it also starts using us" (Rawlins, ch. 1, sec. 1).
Formatting quotations according to the MLA guidelines Use the block quotation format for quotations more than four lines long:
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MLA* DOCUMENTATION
I. How to create MLA parenthetical citations
Type of citation Author 's name in text Author 's name in reference Quotation found in indirect or "secondhand" source Material found in indirect source Two authors ' names in reference Reference to volume and page in multivolume work Reference to whole volume
Example Magny develops this argument (67-69). This argument has been developed elsewhere (Magny 67-69). The philosopher Alain states that "admiration is not pleasure but a kind of attention. . ." (qtd. in Magny 66). Alain 's words seem to dissociate admiration from pleasure (in Magny 66). The most notorious foreign lobby in Washington is the "Sugar Mafia" (Howe and Trott 134). As a painter Andrea was "faultless" (Freedberg 1: 98).
In his second volume, Freedberg gives an account of Andrea 's whole painting career. Frye connects Burgess ' A Clockwork Orange to romance tradition (Secular Scripture 110). Dabundo deals with this problem (22, 31). This controversy has been addressed more than once (Dabundo 27; Magny 69). Parsons talked about the need for physical education teachers to understand the relationship between physical activity and fitness. Many different types of organizations in the United States are involved in mediation and dispute resolution (Natl. Inst. for Dispute Resolution). The semiconductor workplace is highly toxic (Ross, par. 35).
Two works by same author on list of works cited Two locations in same source Two sources cited
Personal interview; name given in text Corporate author
Electronic source that uses paragraph numbers
Page | 1
Electronic source that uses chapter and section numbers
"Once we start using a tool extensively, it also starts using us" (Rawlins, ch. 1, sec. 1).
Formatting quotations according to the MLA guidelines Use the block quotation format for quotations more than four lines long:
References: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2009. “MLA Documentation.” The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. U of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center, 2009. Web. 04 Jan. 2010. Page | 7