A Note to Students ... xi
Preface ... xiii
Acknowledgments ... xvii
Part I Research and Writing: From Planning to Production
Overview of Part I ... 3
1. What Research Is and How Researchers Think about It ... 5
2. En Moving from a Topic to a Question to a Working Hypothesis ... 12
3. Finding Useful Sources ... 24
4. Engaging Sources ... 36
5. Planning Your Argument ... 48
6. Planning a First Draft ... 62
7. Drafting Your Report ... 71
8. Presenting Evidence in Tables and Figures ... 82
9. Revising Your Draft ... 98
10. Writing Your Final Introduction and Conclusion ... 102
11. Revising Sentences ... 109
12. Learning from Your Returned Paper ... 120
13. Presenting Research in Alternative Forums ... 122
14. On the Spirit of Research ... 129
Part II Source Citation
15. General Introduction to Citation Practices ... 133
16. Notes-Bibliography Style: The Basic Form ... 141
17. Notes-Bibliography Style: Citing Specific Types of Sources ... 160
18. Parenthetical Citations-Reference List Style: The Basic Form ... 216
19. Parenthetical Citations-Reference List Style: Citing Specific Types of Sources ... 227
Part III Style
20. Spelling ... 283
21. Punctuation ... 295
22. Names, Special Terms, and Titles of Works ... 308
23. Numbers ... 318
24. Abbreviations ... 331
25. Quotations ... 347
26. Tables and Figures ... 359
Appendix: Paper Format and Submission ... 373
Bibliography ... 409
Authors ... 437
Index ... 439
Preface ... xiii
Acknowledgments ... xvii
Part I Research and Writing: From Planning to Production
Overview of Part I ... 3
1. What Research Is and How Researchers Think about It ... 5
2. En Moving from a Topic to a Question to a Working Hypothesis ... 12
3. Finding Useful Sources ... 24
4. Engaging Sources ... 36
5. Planning Your Argument ... 48
6. Planning a First Draft ... 62
7. Drafting Your Report ... 71
8. Presenting Evidence in Tables and Figures ... 82
9. Revising Your Draft ... 98
10. Writing Your Final Introduction and Conclusion ... 102
11. Revising Sentences ... 109
12. Learning from Your Returned Paper ... 120
13. Presenting Research in Alternative Forums ... 122
14. On the Spirit of Research ... 129
Part II Source Citation
15. General Introduction to Citation Practices ... 133
16. Notes-Bibliography Style: The Basic Form ... 141
17. Notes-Bibliography Style: Citing Specific Types of Sources ... 160
18. Parenthetical Citations-Reference List Style: The Basic Form ... 216
19. Parenthetical Citations-Reference List Style: Citing Specific Types of Sources ... 227
Part III Style
20. Spelling ... 283
21. Punctuation ... 295
22. Names, Special Terms, and Titles of Works ... 308
23. Numbers ... 318
24. Abbreviations ... 331
25. Quotations ... 347
26. Tables and Figures ... 359
Appendix: Paper Format and Submission ... 373
Bibliography ... 409
Authors ... 437
Index ... 439