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MLA Parenthetical citation

MLA Parenthetical citation. (borrowed directly from The Owl at Purdue) owl.english.purdue.edu. Why parenthetical citation?. 1 st reason:. Readers might want to find out where you got your information so that they can read further since they are also very interested in the topic.

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MLA Parenthetical citation

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  1. MLA Parenthetical citation (borrowed directly from The Owl at Purdue) owl.english.purdue.edu

  2. Why parenthetical citation? 1st reason: • Readers might want to find out where you got your information so that they can read further since they are also very interested in the topic.

  3. 2nd Reason • People (hmmm) might need to find out if you are accurately quoting or giving enough credit to your sources.

  4. In-text citations for print sources with known author For Print sources like books, magazines, scholarly journal articles, and newspapers, provide a signal word or phrase (usually the author’s last name) and a page number. If you provide the signal word/phrase in the sentence, you do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation. Human beings have been described by Kenneth Burke as "symbol-using animals" (3). Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3).

  5. These examples must correspond to an entry that begins with Burke, which will be the first thing that appears on the left-hand margin of an entry in the Works Cited: Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method. Berkeley: U of California P, 1966. Print.

  6. In-text citations for print sources with no known author: use a shortened title of the work instead of an author name. Place the title in quotation marks if it's a short work (such as an article) or italicize it if it's a longer work (e.g. plays, books, television shows, entire Web sites) and provide a page number. EXAMPLE: We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . ." ("Impact of Global Warming" 6).

  7. This is what it looks like on the Works Cited page: "The Impact of Global Warming in North America." Global Warming: Early Signs. 1999. Web. 23 Mar. 2009.

  8. Remember, you need paranthetical citation for paraphrasing too – not just for direct quotation. • Example from a paper: • Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).

  9. This is what it will look like on your Works Cited page: • Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. London: Oxford U.P., 1967. Print. • notice that the first words in your parenthetical citation match the first words on the Works Cited • Page.

  10. For all the information you need go to: owl.english.purdue.edu

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