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Understanding MLA Parenthetical Citation: Importance, Examples, and Guidelines

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Parenthetical citations in MLA format serve as vital tools for academic writing, allowing readers to trace the origin of information and verify quotes. This guide provides key reasons for using citations, such as enhancing credibility and allowing further exploration of topics. It details how to cite print sources with known and unknown authors, emphasizing the correct format and corresponding entries in the Works Cited page. Learn the best practices to ensure proper attribution and clarity in your scholarly work.

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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