Translator abbreviated as "Tran." in MLA

malczyk

My bibliography (MLA) seems to have a glitch with the abbreviation for translators. When the translator is the primary creator, it abbreviates it as "tran.", so

Carroll, Carleton W., tran. “Erec and Enide.” Arthurian Romances. London: Penguin, 2004. 37–122. Print.

But when the translator is a secondary creator, it uses the correct abbreviation:

Fresco, Karen, ed. Renaut De Bâgé: Le Bel Inconnu (Li Biaus Descouneüs; The Fair Unknown). Trans. Colleen P. Donagher. New York: Garland, 1992. Print. Garland Library of Medieval Literature 77, Series A.

Can anyone help? Thanks!

adamsmith

You're sure this should be "trans." and not "tran." in the first example in MLA? It's easy to change - the reason it's different at the moment is that it's treated as a verb once (the second example) and as a noun in the first example.

malczyk

Yes, according to the 7th edition of the MLA Handbook, it should be "trans."

cmagri2

Same issue with at least one Chicago style, "Chicago Manual of Style (author-date)": This prints "tran." for an item with a translator only.

"Chicago Manual of Style (full note)" and "Chicago Manual of Style (note)" print "trans."

CMoS, 16th ed., has always "trans.", never "tran."

adamsmith

fixed for MLA. Chicago will take a little longer, I'll wrap that into some other fixes.

adamsmith

fixed for Chicago now as well.
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