Expertlatin
- How do you translate a quote in-text?
- Should I translate quotes?
- How do you quote a quote in another language?
- How do you translate a quote from a website?
How do you translate a quote in-text?
If you translate a passage from one language into another language on your own in your paper, your translation is considered a paraphrase, not a direct quotation. Thus, to cite your translated material, all you need to do is include the author and date of the material in the in-text citation.
Should I translate quotes?
If you choose to use the quote, you should preferably leave it as it is and not translate it. If you translate, it is no longer a quote. If you still want to go ahead with a translation of the quote, you must make it clear that it is your translation. This is done in parentheses: (Author, 2007, p.
How do you quote a quote in another language?
If you want to present a quotation in both a foreign language and in translation, place the foreign-language quotation in quotation marks if it is less than 40 words long and in a block quotation without quotation marks if it is 40 words or more.
How do you translate a quote from a website?
If you are working with a translated text and you're quoting the translator's text, use quotation marks to indicate the quoted text. In-text citations to text you've translated follow the typical approach to an in-text citation: (Author, year, p. X).
