Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing involves taking text or ideas found during research and rewording those ideas so that they have the same meaning, but do not use the same language to express that meaning. For example:
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“In the current paper we will be examining responses to a particular type of imposter; the vegetarian who eats meat. We chose this example because the core norm of the vegetarian is very clear (to not eat meat), and violation of the norm is easily recognized” (Hornsey and Jetten, p. 641). |
| Hornsey and Jetten (2003) investigated group responses to impostors. For the purposes of their study, the impostors were defined as vegetarians who go against the norm by eating meat. The “violation of the norm” in this particular situation is easily noticed (Hornsey and Jetten, p. 641). 1 |
The top box shows a direct quote from a source, which is properly cited. The second box is a paraphrase of the original quote. Note that the paraphrase is also cited. The above examples are cited in APA. Make sure to cite your sources in the correct citational format.
1 “Paraphrasing.” Duke Unviersity Libraries - Home. Web. 03 Apr. 2011. <http://library.duke.edu/research/plagiarism/cite/paraphrase.html>
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Last Updated April 30, 2011