In your works-cited-list entry, provide the name of a foreign institution in the original language if that is how it is presented in your source. Read More
In our house style, we capitalize the letter in lettered volumes: The Longman Anthology of World Literature. Edited by Jane Tylus and David Damrosch, vol. C,… Read More
This post shows you some examples of chess terms in MLA style. Read More
The MLA provides style recommendations for research papers. For guidance on how to capitalize salutations addressed to various categories of persons (e.g., religious, governmental, military),… Read More
To build a works-cited-list entry, enter the elements present in your source into the template. You must include any necessary punctuation, capitalization, and italics. The… Read More
The MLA follows Merriam-Webster and lowercases the names of academic degrees. Read More
Cite a hymn in a hymnal as you would a poem in a collection: Conder, Josiah. “Bread of heaven, on thee we feed.” The Hymnal… Read More
MLA style, which follows Merriam-Webster, does not use hyphens after most prefixes. We would write, for example, antiestablishment, coauthor, nonlinear, and prealgebra. A hyphen is needed, however, before a capital letter… Read More
In general, no. The MLA’s guidance on Dutch particles applies to Arabic last names prefixed by al- and el- except that al- and el- are… Read More
Should you write, “Happy New Year,” “Happy new year,” or “Happy New Year’s”? . . . Read More