MLA handbook for writers of research papers
By: Joseph Gibaldi, Walter S. Achtert.
Contributors: Achtert, Walter S.; Modern Language Association of America.; Modern Language Association of America.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
Published: 1984
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
Subjects: Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Other titles: M.L.A. handbook for writers of research papers.
Description: This book describes a set of conventions governing the written presentation of research. The recommendations on the mechanics and format of the research paper reflect the practices recommended by the MLA and reqired by college teachers throughout the United States and Canada. Questions of writing style--choice of words, sentence structure, tone, and so on-- are covered in other guides, such as those listed in section 1.9 and are not considered here.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: MLA handbook for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations. 1st ed. 1977.
Includes index.