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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

How to reference a foreign word in my paper.

Hi all! (I think this is where this goes!)

I'm doing a term paper on Nietzschean and Aristotelian concepts of nature.

The paper is more specifically centered around the Greek word 'physis' which both use for differetn reasons. My question is: how do I write this word in my paper. Up until now I've been writing it in lowercase italics: physis.

Is it more proper to just put it in quotes? If so, double or single quotation marks?

Paper is MLA style by the way.

Thanks a lot!

Dave
  

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You are writing it correctly. Italicise foreign words in English text. Include any accents.

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  • You are writing it correctly.
  • Italicise foreign words in English text.
  • Include any accents.
  • MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing 2009, pages 84 and 100.
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You are writing it correctly. Italicise foreign words in English text. Include any accents.

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing 2009, pages 84 and 100.
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Yes, lower case italics, all the way through.
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Hi,
I have a similar question regarding the appropriate way to include foreign words in a text (APA format). Is it the same as MLA?
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