MLA Handbook

The Modern Language Association of America (Author), (Author)

9781603293518

Paperback / softback, published 22 April 2021

400 pages
22.6 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.515 kg

Geared ... to the needs of today’s students and teachers. ...Essential." - Choice

Teaching and learning MLA style is about to get easier.

For nearly seventy years, the Modern Language Association has helped student writers choose trustworthy sources and use them to support their own ideas. Now, the authority on writing and research presents the clearest approach to MLA style yet with the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook.

The ninth edition works as both a textbook and a reference guide. Focusing on source evaluation, it features a wealth of visual examples and updated advice on punctuation and grammar, footnotes and endnotes, annotated bibliographies, and paper formatting.

An all-in-one resource that makes MLA style easier to learn and use, the MLA Handbook includes:

• Expanded, in-depth guidance on creating works-cited-list entries using the MLA template of core elements that explains what each core element is, where to find it in various sources, and how to style it.
• A new, easy-to-follow explanation of in-text citations.
• A new chapter containing recommendations for using inclusive language.
• A new appendix with hundreds of sample works-cited-list entries by publication format, including books, databases, websites, YouTube videos, interviews, and more.
• Updated guidelines on avoiding plagiarism.

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Formatting Your Research Project
• 3. Principles of Inclusive Language
• 4. Documenting Sources: An Overview
• 5. The List of Works Cited
• 6. Citing Sources in the Text
• 7. Notes
• Appendix 1: Abbreviations
• Appendix 2: Works-Cited-List Entries by Publication Format
• Appendix Contents
• Work-Cited-List Entries
• Index