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Plagiarism, Quoting, and ParaphrasingPlagiarism: Plagiarism is claiming, indicating, or implying that the ideas, sentences, or words of another writer are one's own; coping the work of another and presenting it as one's own; or following the work of another as a guide to ideas and expression that are then presented as one's own. To avoid plagiarism, follow the guidelines below.To quote directly, the writer encloses in quotations marks the words of the original, and the writer supplies information, enclose in parentheses place after the quotations, to refer the reader to an explanation of the source (on the Works Cited page). A lead-in phrase--placed in the writer's text before the quotation to name its author (According to James Wiley, "....."; Roger Hale asserts, "..."; William G. Glutz reminds us that "....";)--is appropriate but not essential, for the initial quotation marks tell the reader where the quotation begins, and the source explanation tells that reader who wrote the quotation. To paraphrase (to set forth an author's meaning in one's own words), the writer provides a lead-in phrase to identify the beginning of the paraphrase. Without this phrase, the reader cannot tell where the paraphrase begins; thus, the lead-in phrase is absolutely essential. The author's meaning is set forth by the writer in his own words. The writer must not use words, phrases, and clauses that resemble those of the author; any words used in the original must be placed in quotation marks. At the end of the paraphrase, information within parentheses refers the reader to an explanation of the source. Dr. Karen W. Gainey Vice President for Academic Affairs Professor of English Limestone College |
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