Editing Paraphrase (section)

==Analysis==
A paraphrase typically explains or clarifies the text that is being paraphrased.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fenceroy |first=Edna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1w0mvqgNUSEC&dq=A+paraphrase+typically+explains+or+clarifies+the+text+that+is+being+paraphrased.&pg=PA93 |title=Minimizing Conflict Through Restorative Conferencing: Changing Lives Through Changing Attitudes |date=2011-11-01 |publisher=WestBow Press |isbn=978-1-4497-2243-2 |pages=93 |language=en}}</ref> For example, "The signal was red" might be paraphrased as "The train was not allowed to pass as the red signal light was illuminated". A paraphrase can be introduced with ''[[verbum dicendi]]''—a declaratory expression to signal the transition to the paraphrase. For example, in "The author states 'The signal was red,' ''that is'', the train was not allowed to proceed," the ''that is'' signals the paraphrase that follows.

A paraphrase does not need to accompany a direct [[quotation]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Lohumi |first1=Shama |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fyNGEAAAQBAJ&dq=A+paraphrase+does+not+need+to+accompany+a+direct+quotation&pg=PT265 |title=Communicative English for Nurses , 3rd Edition - E-Book |last2=Lohumi |first2=Rakesh |date=2021-09-22 |publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences |isbn=978-81-312-6376-1 |language=en}}</ref> The paraphrase typically serves to put the source's statement into perspective or to clarify the [[Context (language use)|context]] in which it appeared.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ganguly |first=Amit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6qtjDwAAQBAJ&dq=The+%22paraphrase+typically%22+serves+to+put+the+source's+statement+into+perspective+or+to+clarify+the+context+in+which+it+appeared.&pg=PA72 |title=English Communication: E-Book |date=2018-07-11 |publisher=SBPD Publications |isbn=978-93-5167-673-7 |pages=72 |language=en}}</ref> A paraphrase is typically more detailed than a [[:wikt:summary|summary]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decide when to Quote, Paraphrase and Summarize - University of Houston-Victoria |url=https://www.uhv.edu/curriculum-student-achievement/student-success/student-resources/a-d/decide-when-to-quote-paraphrase-and-summarize/#:~:text=A%20summary%20is%20a%20condensed,important%20ideas%20of%20the%20passage. |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.uhv.edu}}</ref> One should add the source at the end of the sentence: When the light was red, trains could not go (Wikipedia). A paraphrase may attempt to preserve the essential [[meaning (linguistics)|meaning]] of the material being paraphrased.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Lohumi |first1=Shama |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fyNGEAAAQBAJ&dq=A+%22paraphrase+may+attempt+to+preserve+the+essential+meaning+of+the+material+being+paraphrased%22&pg=PT265 |title=Communicative English for Nurses , 3rd Edition - E-Book |last2=Lohumi |first2=Rakesh |date=2021-09-22 |publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences |isbn=978-81-312-6376-1 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-26 |title=QuillBot Premium |url=https://lucidgen.com/tai-khoan-quillbot-premium/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=lucidgen.com |language=en}}</ref> Thus, the (intentional or otherwise) reinterpretation of a source to infer a meaning that is not explicitly evident in the source itself qualifies as "original [[research]]," and not a paraphrase. Unlike a [[metaphrase]], which represents a "formal equivalent" of the source, a paraphrase represents a "dynamic equivalent" thereof. While a metaphrase attempts to translate a text literally, a paraphrase conveys the essential thought expressed in a source text—if necessary, at the expense of [[literal and figurative language|literality]]. For details, see [[dynamic and formal equivalence]].

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