Index
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References are to paragraph numbers except where specified as table, figure (fig.), or page number (p.). Page numbers in the online edition link directly to terms in the glossary (appendix B).
- N, n, in tables, 3.70, 3.73, 3.83, fig. 3.20
- n., nn. (note, notes), 14.157, 14.164, 16.111–12
- n/a (not applicable), 3.65
- namely, 6.43, 6.56, 6.65, 6.85
- names, personal
- abbreviations: academic and professional designations, 10.4, 10.16, 10.20–21; author names, 1.18; civil titles, 10.13–14; given names, 10.11; initials, 10.12; list of, 14.55, fig. 14.7; Jr., Sr., III, and such with, 6.47, 7.38, 10.19, 16.41; military, 10.15; punctuation and spacing, 10.12; Rev. and Hon., 10.18; social, 10.16–17
- alphabetizing, basic rules, 16.71–76 (see also alphabetizing)
- alternative spellings indicated, 6.104
- capitalization, 8.4
- clerical titles with, 16.39
- consistency in spelling, 8.3
- epithets, 8.33–34
- incomplete or unknown, 16.43–44
- indexing (see under indexing)
- initials (see initials)
- kinship terms and, 8.35
- letters standing for, 7.62
- Mac or Mc in, 16.73
- monarchs, popes, and such, 16.37
- nonliteral use, 8.60
- O’ in, 16.74
- patronymic, 8.12
- personal usage preferences, 8.3–4
- personifications, 8.36
- as phrasal adjectives, 5.91
- 2-em dash to indicate omitted, 6.90
- word division, 7.38
- words derived from, 8.59–60
- names, proper
- abbreviations: agencies and organizations, 10.24–25; firms and companies, 10.22–23; indexing of, 16.46
- articles in, 16.88
- associations, 8.69
- disease names, 8.143
- epithets, 8.47
- governmental bodies, 8.61–64
- in historical period designations, 8.70–72
- hyphens in, 16.72
- indexing (see under indexing)
- laws and theories (e.g., Boyle’s law), 8.147
- numbers with, 9.42–50
- personal (see names, personal)
- popular names for places, 8.47
- public places and monuments, 8.55–58
- religious, 8.90–92
- variants of, 16.32
- word division, 7.38
- National Information Standards Organization (NISO), 1.34, 1.105. See also International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- nationality, terms for, 8.37–38. See also countries; peoples
- nations. See countries; governmental entities; nationality
- Native Americans, 7.9, 8.37
- natural phenomena, named events, 8.76
- n.d. (no data), 3.65
- n.d. (no date), 10.43, 14.152, 14.276, 15.17, 15.41
- neither–nor, 5.32–34, 5.195, 5.214
- Netherlands. See Dutch language
- networks, broadcast, 8.185, 10.5, 10.25. See also television and television programs
- new series (n.s.), 10.43, 14.132, 14.195
- newspapers
- documentation of: in author-reference system, 15.47; basic information needed, 14.171, 14.203; headlines and headline-style in, 14.204; letters to the editor, 14.208; names of foreign papers, 14.211; names of papers, 14.210; news services, 14.212; online multimedia, 14.280; regular columns, 14.205; in text vs. bibliography, 14.206; unsigned articles, 14.207; weekend supplements, magazines, and such, 14.209
- news releases, 14.213
- news services, 14.212
- New Testament
- books listed, 10.50
- capitalization, 8.105
- See also Bible
- New Zealand, currency, 9.22
- nicknames, 8.33–34, 8.47
- 9/11 (September 11, 2001), 9.36
- no, 5.32, 5.65, 6.39
- no. (musical works), 8.190
- nobility
- alphabetizing names of, 16.66
- resources on, 8.31
- titles in text, 8.31
- See also sovereigns and other rulers
- no data (n.d.), 3.65
- no date (n.d.), 10.43, 14.152, 14.276, 15.17, 15.41
- “no derivatives” clause, 4.57
- noncommercial clause, 4.57
- none, 5.32, 5.64, 5.65, 5.220
- noon and midnight, 9.39
- no place (n.p.), 10.43, 14.138, 14.169
- North, northern, 8.45–46
- Norwegian language, 11.65–66
- not, 5.102, 6.40–41
- notch binding, defined, p. 898
- note numbers
- basic format, 14.15
- multiple citations and references, 14.23
- and punctuation, 14.21
- reducing number of, 14.52
- renumbering of, 2.59
- single or several consecutive, 14.164
- in text vs. in notes, 14.19
- volume and pages numbers with, 14.164
- notes, 14.19–55
- added to quotations, 13.7
- authors’ names (see authors’ names)
- bibliographies in relation to, 14.56
- citations plus commentary in, 14.32
- converted in cleanup process, 2.77
- cross-checking of, 2.29
- cross-references to, 14.23
- electronic enhancements cited in, 14.198
- format of, 1.59
- frequent reference to single source, 13.65
- generic markup of, 2.78
- manuscript preparation guidelines, 2.20
- numbering: multiple citations and references, 14.23; placement of, 14.21; sequencing of numbers and symbols, 14.20, 14.44, 14.47, fig. 14.4; in tables, 2.28, 3.76–77; in text vs. in notes, 14.19; with titles and subheads, 14.22; unnumbered notes in relation to, 14.47
- original-language quotations in, 13.75
- page, volume, and other locating information: abbreviations for page, volume, and such, 14.157; arabic vs. roman numerals, 14.154; ff. and passim, 14.156; folio editions, 14.162; illustrations and tables, 14.165; line numbers, 14.163; numbered notes, 14.164; page and chapter numbers, 14.160; ranges (inclusive numbers), 14.111–13, 14.155; signed signatures, 14.161; specific pages, 14.174; when to omit p. and pp., 14.158; when to omit vol., 14.159
- paragraphing in, 14.35
- part title for, 1.47
- in previously published materials, 2.42
- publication facts (see publication details)
- quotation within note, 14.33
- quotations with original references to, 13.7
- referenced in text citations, 15.22
- remedies for excessive: abbreviations for frequently cited works, 14.54–55, fig. 14.7; avoiding overlong, 14.51; several citations in single, 14.52; text citations, 14.53
- scholarly symbols in, 10.44
- see and cf. in, 14.37
- for tables (see under tables)
- titles of works in (see titles of works in documentation)
- unnumbered: acknowledgments in, 14.50; biographical notes in, 1.49, 14.50; for epigraphs, 1.36, 1.48, 14.47; keyed to text by line or page numbers, 14.48, figs. 14.5–6; numbered notes in relation to, 14.20, 14.44, 14.47, fig. 14.4; referring to entire chapter, 1.48, 14.22; source notes in, 1.49, 14.47, 14.49
- in web-based publications, 1.117
- See also documentation; endnotes; footnotes; notes and bibliography system; and specific materials to document
- notes and bibliography system
- basic format: bibliography entry, 14.16; books as model for other materials, 14.68; elements to include, 14.69; examples and variations, 14.18; flexibility and consistency, 14.70; notes, 14.15; page numbers and other locators, 14.17
- disciplines that use, 14.2
- examples and variations, 14.18
- flexibility of, 14.1
- relationship of notes and bibliographies in, 14.56
- See also bibliographies; documentation; notes; shortened citations; titles of works in documentation; and specific materials to document
- not only–but also, 5.195, 5.214
- nouns, 5.4–25
- adjective pronoun as modifier, 5.65
- agreement of personal pronoun with, 5.40
- appositive, 5.21
- articles with coordinate, 5.73
- attributive, 5.22
- case: definition, 5.12; function of, 5.16; genitive, 5.12, 5.19–20; nominative, 5.17; objective (accusative), 5.18
- coinages, 7.13
- definitions: generally, 5.4; common (concrete, abstract, and collective), 5.5; count, 5.7; mass (noncount), 5.8; noun-equivalents and substantives, 5.10; proper, 5.6
- em dash between pronoun and introductory, 6.83
- functional variations of, 5.22–25
- gerunds as, 5.25
- as interjections (exclamatory), 5.210
- mass noun with prepositional phrase, 5.9
- non-noun words and phrases as, 5.25
- plurals: alternative forms, 7.6; compounds, 7.7; numbers, 7.14, 9.54; proper, 7.8; with singular meaning, 7.19; standard forms, 7.5
- possessives, 7.15 (see also possessives)
- prepositional phrase as, 5.173
- series of, and articles, 5.73
- titles of works as singular, 8.164
- verbs as, 5.23
- See also names, personal; names, proper; place-names; pronouns
- noun-to-verb transitions, 5.23
- n.p. (no place, no publisher, no page), 10.43, 14.138, 14.169
- n.s. (new series), 10.43, 14.132, 14.195
- nth degree, 9.6. See also ordinal numbers
- numbering
- appendixes, 1.57
- of lists, 6.94
- manuscript pages in electronic file, 2.35
- of mathematical expressions, 12.24–25
- paragraphs, 1.116
- subhead considerations, 1.55
- numbers
- abbreviations and symbols with, 9.16–17
- addresses and thoroughfares, 9.51–53
- alphabetizing in indexes, 16.65–66
- a or an with, 7.44
- basic principles, 9.1–2; alternative rule, 9.3; consistency, flexibility, and readability, 9.1, 9.7, 9.13–14, 9.19
- commas between digits, 9.55
- dates: all-numeral style, 6.45, 6.106, 9.36–37; centuries, 8.70, 9.33–34; decades, 9.34; eras, 9.35, 9.63; month and day, 9.32; periods, 8.70; year abbreviated, 9.31; year alone, 9.30
- editorial uses: chart labels, 3.44; divisions in publications and documents, 9.27–29; indexes, 16.65–66; lists, 6.94, 6.123–26; notes applying to specific parts of table, 3.77; outlines, 6.94, 6.126
- full style, 9.61
- hyphenation guide, 7.85
- hyphens to separate, 6.77
- inclusive (or continuing) (see inclusive [or continuing] numbers)
- large, 9.8–12
- line breaks and, 7.39
- million, billion (US vs UK), 9.8
- in names and titles: military units, 9.48; monarchs, popes, and such, 9.42; personal names, 9.43, 10.19; places of worship, 9.49; political and judicial divisions, 9.47; sequels, 9.44; successive governments and dynasties, 9.46; unions and lodges, 9.50; vehicles and vessels, 9.45
- nd, th, and rd in ordinals (e.g., 122nd), 9.6
- old-style, avoided in tabular matter, 3.84
- physical quantities: abbreviations and symbols, 9.16–17, 10.52, 10.69–70; repeated quantities, 9.17; simple fractions, 9.14; spelled out, 9.13; whole numbers plus fractions, 9.15
- possessive forms of, 7.16
- ranges (see inclusive [or continuing] numbers)
- resources on, 9.1
- sentence beginning with, 9.5
- space between digits, 9.56
- spelled out: alternative rule, 9.3; consistency, readability, and flexibility, 9.7; direct discourse, 13.42; fractions, 9.14–15; general rule, 9.2; hundreds, thousands, and hundred thousands (round numbers), 9.4; hyphens with, 7.85; marking manuscript for, 2.90; marking proofs for, 2.126; to with inclusive numbers, 9.59; number beginning a sentence, 9.5; ordinals, 9.6; physical quantities, 9.13
- in titles of works, 14.96
- uses, other: binary systems, 9.11; decimal fractions, 9.19–20; dex with, 9.12; historical periods, 8.70; mass, in chemical terms, 8.149; mega-, giga-, tera-, and such, 9.10–11, 10.52, 10.57; monetary amounts, 9.21–26; ordinals, 9.6; percentages, 9.18; powers of ten, 9.9; telephone numbers, 6.77
- See also arabic numerals; chapter numbers; currency; decimal points; fractions; inclusive (or continuing) numbers; International System of Units (Système international d’unités, SI); issue numbers; line numbers; mathematical expressions; measurement, US; metric system; note numbers; numbering; ordinal numbers; page numbers (folios); roman numerals; subscripts; superscripts; volumes and volume numbers
- number sign, 3.77, 14.12
- numerals. See arabic numerals; numbering; numbers; roman numerals
- numerical order, subentries in, 16.69