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UniSQ Oxford Referencing Guide

Oxford referencing style for UniSQ

How to use quotes

How to use quotes

 

In-text

Direct quotes of less than 20 words in the text of your writing should appear within 'single quotation marks'. For example:

....'whether they are traditional or contemporary they should include a sensory and emotional aspect'.1

 

Block quote

Direct quotes of more than 20 words should be indented. The footnote number is placed at the end of the quote. For example:

 

Once we understand that everyone has ‘culture’ and that this is not just the province of those who would seem to be culturally different or Other to us, then the focus of areas of study such as anthropology, history, sociology and education in particular broaden considerably to include the culture of those undertaking the enquiry.2