How do I cite a source in MLA Style if it is in another language?

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For the Works Cited Page: https://style.mla.org/entries-in-foreign-language-papers/

https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/43484/how-to-cite-sources-written-in-a-different-language-than-english


There are some examples here of different ways to do it - whichever way you decide, be consistent. The most important thing about your works cited page if whether the reader can use your citation to find the source material.

There are some good examples of citing direct quotes/translating here:


https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/using_foreign_languages_in_academic_writing_in_english/quoting_and_translating.html

Use the above for direct quotes and the following for paraphrasing/summarizing - MLA in-text citation rules: https://columbiacollege-ca.libguides.com/mla/in-text

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