Blaine Peden wrote: > One of my students in a french minor who translated an article for her > research report. She posed the question whether she could regard her > translation as a paraphrase (with appropriate citation) or whether her > translation would be regarded as plagiarism. I have not encountered > this particular situation previously, and welcome any advice or > insights. Thanks, Blaine >
The translation can be placed in quotations. There should be no plagiarism issue if it is cited. It is conventional in many places (though not typically in psychology) to put the original in a footnote, for those who can read the language directly. Regards, Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5602 or send a blank email to leave-5602-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
