College Composition / Unit 25 CMP 0601 short lesson, about 20 seconds
MLA's Purpose and Disciplines
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The idea
MLA style, from the Modern Language Association, is the preferred documentation style in English and other humanities disciplines.
In practice
Borrowed material is cited in the text by the author's name and a page number, and a works-cited list at the end gives full publication details.
Where people slip
Explanatory notes are optional in MLA; the in-text citation and the works-cited list do the main work.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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