The Postmodern Language Association’s Alternative Citation Standards

For the researchers out there, The Postmodern Language Association has a nice resource for citing those usually hard-to-reference quotes that you might need to include in your next missive. For example,

When citing epithets hollered out car windows:

  1. Describe the vehicle from which epithet emanated
    (approximations are acceptable in cases of great speed).
  2. Identify the location where the incident occurred (see #1).
  3. List the date incident occurred (see #1).

Example: “Hey Buddy, who the F*CK taught you how to drive?” [Large Delivery-Type Truck, Near Main and Chicago Streets; Evanston, IL:
March 5, 1999.]

Peer review that.

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