Referring to other texts

Abstract

This chapter is about a number of different topics which all relate to placing your own text in a wider context. In the process of planning and writing a text you will more often than not find that you make use of all kinds of information which you gather from other sources. What is more, in argued texts you will often find yourself taking a precise stand with regard to what other people have to say. In other words, your own text will not exist in isolation, and cannot be truly appreciated unless you make the wider context clear to your reader.