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What’s New in the Ninth Edition of the MLA Handbook (Spring 2021)

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What is MLA Handbook Plus?

MLA Handbook Plus is a new, subscription-based digital product providing online access to the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook. To learn more about MLA Handbook… Read More

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Digital Literacy in “Post-Truth America”: An Interview

by Ellen Carillo

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Integrating Quotations in Research Writing: A Lesson for College Students

by Andrew Shipe

A lesson for college students on incorporating quotations Read More

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How do I cite the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook?

Cite the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook as you would cite any other work written and published by the same nongovernment organization. To avoid… Read More

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Me, Myself, or I? Using Pronouns Ending in -Self

Rerouting Readers: The Power of Correlative Conjunctions

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How do I cite the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook?

Cite the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook as you would cite any other work written and published by the same nongovernment organization. To avoid… Read More

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How do I cite a dictionary entry in a non-Latin alphabet?

Style the headword in your works-cited-list entry as you would style a headword in the Latin alphabet: enclose the term, and an italic abbreviation indicating… Read More

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Should I use a person’s full name in prose if the full name has already appeared in a note or in a parenthetical citation?

The names of persons should be given in full when they first appear in the body text of your essay; subsequent mentions of the person… Read More

What’s New in the Ninth Edition of the MLA Handbook (Spring 2021)

What is MLA Handbook Plus?

Digital Literacy in “Post-Truth America”: An Interview

Integrating Quotations in Research Writing: A Lesson for College Students

How do I cite the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook?

Teaching Resources

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How do I cite the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook?

How do I cite a dictionary entry in a non-Latin alphabet?

Should I use a person’s full name in prose if the full name has already appeared in a note or in a parenthetical citation?

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