MLA format and citations

Midcentury Linguistics Archive

Modern Language Association

Modern Linguistic Association

Modern Language of Academia

September 21, 2018

21st of September, 2018

21 September 2018

21 September, 2018

Times New Roman, size 10, double-spaced

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Times New Roman, size 12, single-spaced

Arial, size 14, single-spaced

References cited

Citations

Work Sited

Works Cited

In alphabetical order by author's last name, or title of the work if no author is given

Chronological order by publication date

The order in which they appear in the paper

From shortest to longest by number of characters

Website titles should be both underlined and italicized when typed

Website titles can be either underlined or italicized when typed

Website titles should be placed in quotes when handwritten and italicized when typed

Website titles should be underlined when handwritten and italicized when typed

True

False

“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.” (Emerson 148)

“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.” (Emerson, 148)

“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string” (Emerson 148).

“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string” (Emerson p. 148).

True

False

Copying an entire essay from the internet

Using a friend’s essay with their permission

Forgetting to include quotation marks around a direct quote

All of these

(Foster)

(1989)

(Cambridge University)

(Hirsch)

("A Life")

(Playbill)

(Rothstein)

(Web 2016)

("Harold")

(Academy)

(Web 2016)

(Museum of Living History)