Instructions:
PLEASE SEE THE RESEARCH PAPER ATTACHED
First, give the thesis statement of your research paper.
Second, list at least three different pieces of information from your sources that you want to quote or paraphrase in your research paper. These pieces of information should all come from different sources. For each one, include the author’s name, the title of the source, and the page number if there is one.
Here is an example:
Title of book: Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
Author: John McWhorter
Page number: 22
Quote: “While the Vikings were mangling English , Welsh and Cornish people were seasoning it . Their rendition of English mixed their native grammars with English …”
If you plan to quote the source, be sure to copy the exact words, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation that are used in the source.If you want to paraphrase something, include the original quote and then rewrite it in your own words. Here is an example:
Title of book: The Language Instinct
Author: Steven Pinker
Page number: 26
Quote: “The universality of complex language is a discovery that fills linguists with awe, and is the first reason to suspect that language is not just any cultural invention but the product of a special human instinct.”
Paraphrase: One reason many linguists believe language is an innate ability is that it is found in all human cultures.
Grading:
In order to receive full credit, the assignment should do the following:
• List at least three different pieces of information from appropriate sources, each one from a different source
• Include the title, author, and page number (if applicable) for each piece of information
• Be in your own words and free of plagiarism or AI-generated text
