Template:Cite LSA/doc

This template creates citations using a portion of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) style for use in articles, especially those related to linguistics. See this style sheet for the LSA's style guidelines for references.

The template does not follow or attempt to enforce all of the guidelines in the style sheet. For example, the template does not attempt to modify titles to change capitalization, nor does it enforce the recommendation to use full author names or ampersands. It does not follow the guidance regarding editor name lists. For a set of templates that provide a broader set of parameters, more consistent formatting, and a wide variety of error-checking, please see {{cite journal}} and the related Citation Style 1 templates.

This template should not be used in articles unrelated to linguistics, and if found in an article unrelated to linguistics, editors are encouraged to replace each occurrence of this template with the appropriate Citation Style 1 template such as {{cite journal}} or {{cite book}}, or with the Citation Style 2 template {{Citation}}, consistent with existing citation templates in the article.

Usage

Most parameters are optional, the only non-optional arguments are last, first, title, year. The template can take an unlimited number of author and editor names.

{{Cite LSA
 | last =
 | first =
 | last2 =
 | first2 =
 | ...
 | year =
 | title =
 | journal =
 | booktitle =
 | seriestitle =
 | volume =
 | edition =
 | editorfirst =
 | editorlast = 
 | editorfirst2 = 
 | editorlast2 = 
 | url =
 | accessdate =
 | ...
 | publisher =
 | place =
 | pages =
}}

• last: The author's surname or last name.
• first: The author's first or given name. The LSA guidelines state that the full first name of the author should be given unless they typically go by their initials.
• title: Title of the article or chapter.
• booktitle: Title of the book the chapter or article appears in.
• journal: Name of the journal the article appears in.
• year: Year of publication.
• editorlast: Last name of the first editor.
• editorfirst: First name of the first editor.
• edition: Edition number of the book being cited.
• volume: The volume number of the book or journal, if any. The LSA style sheet does not call for the use of issue numbers; for journals with issue numbers but no volume numbers, use |volume= for the issue number.
• seriestitle: Title of the series the book is in, if any.
• publisher: Publisher of the book.
• place: Place of publication.
• pages: Inclusive page range of cited text. Use an en dash between numerals (–)
• url: web address
• accessdate: the date on which the url was last accessed (note the lack of a dash)

Examples

Markup	Output
{{Cite LSA | last=Hale | first=Kenneth | last2=White Eagle | first2=Josie | year=1980 | title=A preliminary metrical account of Winnebago accent | journal=International Journal of American Linguistics | volume=46 | pages=117–132}}	Hale, Kenneth, and Josie White Eagle. 1980. A preliminary metrical account of Winnebago accent. International Journal of American Linguistics 46. 117–132. .
{{Cite LSA | last=Yip | first=Moira | year=1991 | chapter=Coronals, consonant clusters, and the coda condition | title=The special status of coronals: Internal and external evidence | editorlast=Paradis | editorfirst=Carole | editorlast2=Prunet | editorfirst2=Jean-Francois | publisher=Academic Press | place=San Diego, Calif. | pages=61–78}}	Yip, Moira. 1991. Coronals, consonant clusters, and the coda condition. The special status of coronals: Internal and external evidence ed. by Carole Paradis, and Jean-Francois Prunet, 61–78. San Diego, Calif.: Academic Press.
{{Cite LSA | last=Rice | first=Keren | year=1989 | title=A grammar of Slave | publisher=Mouton de Gruyter | place=Berlin}}	Rice, Keren. 1989. A grammar of Slave. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.

Template data

Cites sources in the style specified by the Linguistic Society of America

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Author's first name	first	The author's first or given name. The LSA guidelines state that the full first name of the author should be given unless they typically go by their initials.	String	required
Author's last name	last	The author's surname or last name.	String	required
Second author's first name	first2	First name of the second author. Further authors can be added by increasing the number in the parameter.	String	optional
Second author's last name	last2	Last name of the second author. Further authors can be added by increasing the number in the parameter.	Unknown	optional
Year	year	Year the source was published	Number	required
Title	title	Title of the article or chapter.	String	required
Journal	journal	Name of the journal the article appears in.	String	suggested
Volume	volume	The volume number of the book or journal, if any.	Number	suggested
Link	url	Web address of the source, if any.	URL	suggested
Access date	accessdate	The date on which the url was last accessed Auto value	Date	suggested
Book title	booktitle	Title of the book that a chapter appears in.	String	optional
Editor's first name	editorfirst	First name of the first editor	String	optional
Editor's last name	editorlast	Last name of the first editor	String	optional
Second Editor's first name	editorfirst2	First name of the second editor	String	optional
Second editor's last name	editorlast2	Last name of the second editor.	Unknown	optional
Edition	edition	Edition number of the book being cited.	String	optional
Publisher	publisher	Who published the source	String	suggested
Place of publication	place	Where the source was published	String	optional
Series title	seriestitle	If part of a series, the title of the series.	String	optional
Page range	pages	Inclusive page range of cited text. Use an en dash between numerals (–)	String	optional

See also

• Wikipedia:Cite sources: Style guide
• Wikipedia:Citation templates: Related templates