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How to Cite a Glossary in MLA Format

You wouldn't serve a dinner guest ice cream in an egg carton. Convention is important in the use of language, too. If you are a scholar in a field of study that uses specific terms or expressions in a limited or uncommon sense, you will want to use those terms in your study. At the same time, you'll want to guide your reader in understanding your usage. A glossary does exactly this, presenting terms specific to a discussion and an author's use of them. Follow MLA style when you're citing a glossary parenthetically and on your works-cited page.

Instructions

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      Write the last name of the author of the glossary you want to cite on your works-cited page using MLA style. Place a comma after the name. For example, write "Whimter."

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      Write the first name of the author of the glossary followed by a period. For example, write "Whimter, Karl."

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      Write the word "Glossary" followed by a period. For example, write "Whimter, Karl. Glossary."

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      Write the title of the book followed by a period. For example, write "Whimter, Karl. Glossary. Gingers of the Dry Rain Forest." Italicize the title of the book in an actual MLA citation.

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      Write the word "By" followed by the last name of the author if the author of the glossary is the same as the author of the book. For example, write "Whimter, Karl. Glossary. Gingers of the Dry Rain Forest. By Whimter."

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      Write the word "By" followed by the first and last name of the author of the book if the author of the glossary is not the same as the author of the book. For example, write "Whimter, Karl. Glossary. Gingers of the Dry Rain Forest. By Zeke Palt."

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      Write the abbreviation "Ed" followed by a period and the name of the book's editor if the book has an editor. Place a period after the editor name. For example, write "Whimter, Karl. Glossary. Gingers of the Dry Rain Forest. By Whimter. Ed. Paul Questy."

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      Write the place of the book's publication followed by a colon. Give the city's name and not its state if it is a well-known city such as Zurich, London or Chicago. For example, write "Whimter, Karl. Glossary. Gingers of the Dry Rain Forest. By Whimter. Ed. Paul Questy. London:"

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      Write the publisher's name and the year of publication separated by a comma and followed by a period. For example, write "Whimter, Karl. Glossary. Gingers of the Dry Rain Forest. By Whimter. Ed. Paul Questy. London: Vile, 2001."

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      Write the page range of the glossary, a period and the word "Print" followed by a period. For example, write "Whimter, Karl. Glossary. Gingers of the Dry Rain Forest. By Whimter. Ed. Paul Questy. London: Vile, 2001. 321-37. Print."

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      Write within parentheses the last name of the author of the glossary and the page (or page range) of the glossary you want to cite in an MLA-style in-text citation. Place a comma between the name and page (or page range). For example, write "(Whimter, 17)."

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