WHAT IS REFERENCING?
Referencing or citation refers to:
“words taken from a passage, a book, an author, etc; to quote something or somebody” (Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 1999: 201);
“a line taken from a book, speech, etc.” ( Longman, 2003: 266)
the inclusion of detailed information about the source of quotes, ideas, or illustrations you insert in your term paper
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In academic writing, it is necessary for a writer to refer to other people’s work (i.e. which appears in books, an article in journals, magazines...
