A period follows the name e. After the period, write the dialogue. Each successive line after the first should receive an additional indentation. When another person begins speaking, start a new line with that person's name indented only half an inch.
Repeat this pattern each time the speaker changes. You can include stage directions in the quote if they appear in the original source. Conclude with a parenthetical that explains where to find the excerpt in the source. Pleadingly Give me a drink, Rocky.
Harry said it was all right. God, I need a drink. Avidly Thanks. He takes the bottle with both twitching hands and tilts it to his lips and gulps down the whiskey in big swallows. With more and more scholarly work published on the Internet, you may have to cite sources you found in digital environments. While many sources on the Internet should not be used for scholarly work reference the OWL's Evaluating Sources of Information resource , some Web sources are perfectly acceptable for research.
When creating in-text citations for electronic, film, or Internet sources, remember that your citation must reference the source on your Works Cited page. Sometimes writers are confused with how to craft parenthetical citations for electronic sources because of the absence of page numbers. However, these sorts of entries often do not require a page number in the parenthetical citation.
For electronic and Internet sources, follow the following guidelines:. Herzog, Werner, dir. Klaus Kinski. Filmverlag der Autoren, Yates, Jane. In the first example an online magazine article , the writer has chosen not to include the author name in-text; however, two entries from the same author appear in the Works Cited. If the title of the article was not named in the sentence, an abbreviated version would appear in a parenthetical citation at the end of the sentence.
Both corresponding Works Cited entries are as follows:. Taylor, Rumsey. Accessed 29 Sep. Accessed 2 April To cite multiple sources in the same parenthetical reference, separate the citations by a semi-colon:. When creating in-text citations for media that has a runtime, such as a movie or podcast, include the range of hours, minutes and seconds you plan to reference.
For example: Common sense and ethics should determine your need for documenting sources. You do not need to give sources for familiar proverbs, well-known quotations, or common knowledge For example, it is expected that U. Remember that citing sources is a rhetorical task, and, as such, can vary based on your audience. The MLA Handbook describes how to cite many different kinds of authors and content creators.
However, you may occasionally encounter a source or author category that the handbook does not describe, making the best way to proceed can be unclear. In these cases, it's typically acceptable to apply the general principles of MLA citation to the new kind of source in a way that's consistent and sensible.
A good way to do this is to simply use the standard MLA directions for a type of source that resembles the source you want to cite. You may also want to investigate whether a third-party organization has provided directions for how to cite this kind of source. In cases like this, however, it's a good idea to ask your instructor or supervisor whether using third-party citation guidelines might present problems. Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" Wordsworth Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process Certain features require a modern browser to function.
Please use a different browser, like Firefox , Chrome , or Safari. There are many places in MLA citation style where you can use et al. Use the first writer listed on the source material. Write et al. There is no punctuation after the et and there is always a period after the al. Other end punctuation can come after the period following al. Example et al. Swofford, Naomi Silver and Melody Pugh. Source: College Composition and Communication , vol. How useful was this post?
Scribbr Plagiarism Checker. This applies both to in-text citations and in the Works Cited list. Chicago style has two systems of citation: notes and bibliography , and author-date style. For sources with one, two, or three authors, list all author names in your in-text citations whether footnotes or author-date. In your Chicago style reference list or bibliography , list up to 10 authors.
What about in the case of co-authorship? I'm not sure about other disciplines but in biological science journals, an asterisk is used to indicate co-authorship.
Is the sole purpose of et al. In relation to this, what would be the citation for an article that has been written by two co-authors who have contributed equally? This is a tricky issue that style guides don't tend to get into. The purpose of using "et al. The name of the first author listed is used just for the sake of convenience, and it's down to the publisher and authors, not the person citing the source, to determine the order in which authors are listed.
But of course, it's not unreasonable to think the author who is directly named is receiving more direct credit for their work than those who are not named. Nevertheless, there's no coverage of exceptions to the rule of using "et al. Usually it's best to avoid this kind of phrasing, e. However, where this is not possible, the correct option is "Smith et al.
I wanted to find out if Et al. It's usually best to avoid this usage of et al. If it's too unwieldy to list all names, an appropriate general term should be used, e. Jack, My question is similar, yet different, from Dawn's, so I thought I'd tag along on this string: Is it inappropriate, offensive, etc. However, I lead a staff of professionals with a sprinkling of diversity, and would like to counter the minority that are not so accepting. So, I would like to promote an inclusive environment in little ways.
I don't personally see anything offensive about that phrasing though of course I can't account for how others would react to it!
I wouldn't capitalize "et al.
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