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Paraphrasing and Plagiarism

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Why is this chapter important? Conventions regarding exactly what constitutes plagiarism vary from country to country. Plagiarism in its simplest terms means cutting and pasting from other studies and papers. It also means taking credit for work that others have done.

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Wallwork, A. (2011). Paraphrasing and Plagiarism. In: English for Writing Research Papers. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7922-3_10

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