Critical Discourse Studies Referencing Guide
(updated Sep 2023)


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How to do citations in Critical Discourse Studies style?

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The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Critical Discourse Studies.

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How do you cite a book in the Critical Discourse Studies referencing style? (2023 Guide)

To create a basic works-cited-list entry for a book in Critical Discourse Studies follow these simple steps

Here’s an example book citation in Critical Discourse Studies using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed.; Edition). Publisher.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Critical Discourse Studies citation:
Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1st ed.). Random House.
And an in-text citation book citation in Critical Discourse Studies looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Critical Discourse Studies citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Critical Discourse Studies format?

The basic information included in your citation will be the same across all styles. However, the format in which that information is presented is somewhat different depending on style you need. To cite a paper in Critical Discourse Studies, follow this example

Here’s a Critical Discourse Studies journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Container, Volume(Issue), pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI
So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in Critical Discourse Studies:
Petit, C., & Sieffermann, J. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18(1), 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit & Sieffermann, 2007)


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How to cite a website in a paper in Critical Discourse Studies style?

Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in Critical Discourse Studies. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do it

Here’s an Critical Discourse Studies example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. https://www.example.com
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M. (2008, November 5). Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Critical Discourse Studies in 2023

Are you watching a YouTube video and you don’t know how to cite it? Here’s a simple way to do it in Critical Discourse Studies

Here’s a Critical Discourse Studies citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. (2000, January 1). Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
So how to cite a video Critical Discourse Studies?
Pixar. (2015, June 3). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Critical Discourse Studies referencing style

A more entertaining way to learn is to simply listen to a podcast. This is something relatively new that many people still don’t know how to cite and reference. Here’s how to do it in Critical Discourse Studies

It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Critical Discourse Studies.
Lastname, F. (2000). Title. Publisher. http://www.example.com
Podcast referencing example in Critical Discourse Studies using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life. (2018). 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women
And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Critical Discourse Studies referencing style?

Have you ever cited a movie before? You will see that citing a song is a pretty similar process. Here’s how to do it in Critical Discourse Studies

An example song citation in Critical Discourse Studies.
Lastname, F. (2000, January 1). Song Title. In Album. http://www.example.com
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Critical Discourse Studies:
The Beatles. (1969, September 26). Here Comes the Sun. In Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)


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