The MLA Style Manual
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd ed. (2008)
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| Author | Modern Language Association of America (MLA); Domna C. Stanton (Fwd.), David G. Nicholls (Pref.) |
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| Original title | MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Style guide |
| Publisher | Modern Language Association of America |
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Publication date
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2008 |
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Published in English
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May 2008 |
| Media type | Print; large print; also listed as available as audiobook |
| Pages | xxiv & 336 |
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| OCLC | 191090459 |
| 808/.027 22 | |
| LC Class | PN147 .G444 2008 |
| Preceded by | MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (2nd ed., by Joseph Gibaldi) |
The MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (2008) the third edition of The MLA Style Manual, was first published by the Modern Language Association of America in 1985. It was an academic style guide widely used in the United States, Canada, and other countries, providing guidelines for writing and documentation of research in the humanities, especially in English studies; the study of other modern languages and literatures, including comparative literature; literary criticism; media studies; cultural studies; and related disciplines (but not disciplines like history, philosophy, and theology, which follow The Chicago Manual of Style).
According to the MLA book catalog description, since first being published in 1985, the MLA Style Manual has been "the standard guide for graduate students, scholars, and professional writers". MLA style "has been widely adopted by schools, academic departments, and instructors for over half a century"; the MLA's "guidelines are also used by over 1,100 scholarly and literary journals, newsletters, and magazines and by many university and commercial presses", and they are "followed throughout North America and in Brazil, China, India, Japan, Taiwan, and other countries around the world".
Following the advent of the 8th edition of the MLA Handbook in spring 2016, the MLA stated that the MLA Style Manual would be declared out of print effective 1 September 2016.
The MLA Style Manual was one of two official publications of the MLA presenting MLA documentation style written by Joseph Gibaldi, MLA Director of Book Acquisitions and Development ("Book Publications Program: General Information"), co-author with Walter S. Achtert of the first edition. The audience was primarily graduate students, academic scholars, professors, professional writers, and editors.
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