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MLA Handbook
The Modern Language Association of America
Publication date:
2022
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"Numbers", MLA Handbook
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Book Contents
1.0: Introduction to Formatting Your Research Project
1.1–1.2: Margins and Text Formatting
1.3: Title
1.4: Running Head and Page Numbers
1.5: Internal Headings and Subheadings
1.6: Placement of the List of Works Cited
1.7: Tables and Illustrations
1.8–1.12: Lists
1.13–1.16: Proofreading, Printing, and Submission
1.17–1.26: Glossaries and Appendixes
2.1–2.3: Spelling
2.4: Punctuation
2.5–2.25: Commas
2.26–2.27: Semicolons and Colons
2.28–2.32: Dashes and Parentheses
2.33–2.48: Hyphens
2.49–2.54: Apostrophes
2.55–2.57: Quotation Marks
2.58: Slashes
2.59: Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points
2.60–2.63: Italics in Prose
2.64–2.70: Capitalization of Terms
2.71–2.86: Names of Persons in Your Prose
2.87–2.88: Names of Organizations, Groups, Literary Periods, and Cultural Movements
2.89–2.125: Titles of Works in Your Prose
2.126–2.139: Numbers
4.0: Introduction to Documenting Sources: An Overview
4.1: Why Plagiarism Is a Serious Matter
4.2–4.11: Avoiding Plagiarism
4.12–4.16: When Documentation Is Not Needed
5.0: The List of Works Cited
5.1–5.2: Introduction to the MLA Core Elements
5.3–5.22: Author Element in Works Cited
5.23–5.30: Title of Source Element in Works Cited
5.31–5.37: Title of Container Element in Works Cited
5.38–5.47: Contributor Element in Works Cited
5.48–5.50: Version Element in Works Cited
5.51–5.53: Number Element in Works Cited
5.54–5.67: Publisher Element in Works Cited
5.68–5.83: Publication Date Element in Works Cited
5.84–5.99: Location Element in Works Cited
5.100–5.103: The Three Most Common Types of Entries
5.104: One Work Cited Different Ways
5.105–5.119: Supplemental Elements
5.120–5.122: Punctuation of Entries
5.123–5.130: Ordering the List of Works Cited
5.131: Cross-References
5.132: Annotated Bibliographies
6.1–6.2: In-Text Citations: Overview
6.3–6.30: In-Text Citations: What to Include and How to Style It
6.31–6.77: Quoting and Paraphrasing Sources
6.78–6.82: Citations in Forms Other Than Print
7.0: Introduction to Notes
7.1–7.2: Bibliographic and Content Notes
7.3: Styling of Notes
7.4: Placement of Notes in the Text
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