APA FORMAT

APA FORMAT In-text citation

GENERAL LINGUISTICS GUIDE

1 APA - AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY ASSOCIATION

"APA Style provides a foundation for effective scholarly communication because it helps writers present their ideas in a clear, precise, and inclusive manner. "

American Psychological Association. (2019, October). About APA Style. American Psychological Association. https://apastyle.apa.org/about-apa-style.

You will use this style in most of (if not all) your linguistic courses.

2 BASIC FORMAT

Font: Times New Roman, size 12, black. Paper dimensions: 1 inch each side (2,54 cm.) Text is not justified. Indent the first line of every paragraph. Page number at the top-rightmost side of the page. Double-spaced* (No 10pto.)

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3.1 Quotations: The basics

• Quotations give your paper credibility and offer evidence of your sources. The quotes should be smoothly integrated in your paragraphs.
• You ought to give «full» reference to the source you’re taking the quotation from, i.e. author(s)’ last name(s), year of publication, page number.
• Do not abuse quotations.

• Quote when you consider that the author(s)’ words fit best. Your paper should also reflect personal insight.

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3.2 Reference

• Order your sources alphabetically. the last name first then the author's name and middle name should be in initials.

• If you cite more than one work from the same author, order those sources chronologically.

• After the first line of the, each reference should be indented 1.5 inches from the margin

• When referring to Books. chapters, reports, capitalize the first-word of the title, Italicize title in case of longer works, such as books not chapters.

• Don't forget the publisher and year!

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After you have quoted or cited a source, you must add a reference list in the last page of your paper.

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (E. Editor, Ed.). Publisher.

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4 Plagiarism

Plagiarism, in simple terms, is taking verbatim somebody else’s words and claiming them as your own. How do you claim them? By means of unacknowledging the source, without giving it full credit.Be extra careful. You could even commit “self-plagiarism”, which is using words from an assignment already submitted in a new one. Plagiarism is an illegal and unethical practice, and it is punished as such.

5 Sources

For more information and guidance there are two websites that we recommend:

Perdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

APA Style Manual