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Find Materials in Languages Other Than English: Articles: MLA Bibliography

Tips for finding research materials in languages other than English.

MLA International Bibliography

Keyword: English or not?

When searching the MLA Bibiography, generally DO NOT use keywords in the target language, because MLA's indexing is in English-only.

The exception is for the title of a work of literature in its original language.

Language Limits in MLA

MLA covers material in many languages. If you want to limit your search to materials written in a particular language, go to the Advanced Search screen. Under the Filters tab, look for the Language limits.

Another method: 

After you get some search results, click the All Filters button All filters button, showing zero filters currently applied.

then look for the Language option. These filters will reflect what is actually available within your search results. 

Available languages listed in this filter will vary according to what appears in your results list.