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MLA Writing Guide

MLA (Modern Language Association) style for documentation is widely used in the humanities, especially in writing on language and literature. MLA style features brief  parenthetical  citations  in the  text keyed  to an alphabetical list of works cited that appears at the end of the work. The three kinds of information to be included in In-text citation are:
  •    Author's name in text
  •    Author's name in reference
  •    Two authors' names in reference
  •    Quotation found in indirect or "secondhand" source

In MLA  Style,  there  is  an  instruction  to  include Works Cited Page  at  the  end of  your page. Kindly have a look some of examples for MLA style citations.



Chicago/ Turabian style

Chicago   style  is  somet imes  referred  to  as  T urabian  style,  which  is  a modified version of Chicago  style. The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) covers  a variety of topics  from ma nuscript preparation and publication to grammar, usage,  and documentation and has been lovingly called the “editors’ bible.” This ma nual, which presen ts what  is commonly known as   the "Turabian"   citation  style,  follows  the  two CMS  patterns of  document ation  but  offers   slight modifications  suited to student texts.

Chicago  or Turabian Style  is widely used in literature,  history and  arts.  This citation  style  incorporates  rules  of   grammar   and  punctuation  common  in American English.  Typically, Chicago  style presents  two basic documenta tion sys tems:
a)   Notes and bibliography
b)   Author-date.
Choosing between  the two  often  depends  on  subject matter  and  the  nature  of sources  cited, as  each system is favo red by different groups of scholars.

The   following   examples  illustrate  citations  using  Chicago/ Turabian style:

One author:
1.  Malcolm  Gladwell,  The  Tipping  Point:  How  Little  Things  Can  Make  a  Big Difference
(Boston:  Little,  Brown,  2000), 64–65.
2. Gladwell, Tipping Point,71.Gladwell, Malcolm. The Tipping  Point: How Little Things  Can Make  a Big D ifference. Bos ton: Little, Brown, 2000.Article  in  a  print journal:
1.  Alexandra  Bogren,  “Gender  and  Alcohol:  The  Swedish  Press  Debate,”  Journal of  Gender
Studies  20,  no. 2 (June  2011): 156.
2. Bogren, “Gender and Alcohol,”157. Bogren,  Alexandra.  “Gender  and  Alcohol:  The  Swedish  Press  Debate.”  Journalof  GenderStudies  20,  no.   2   (June  2011):155–69.

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