Functional Linguistics Referencing Guide
(updated May 2023)

Last updated: Mon, May 29 2023 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Functional Linguistics style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Functional Linguistics citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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 Functional Linguistics.

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How do you cite a book in the Functional Linguistics referencing style? (2023 Guide)

A book citation in Functional Linguistics always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an example

Here’s an example book citation in Functional Linguistics using placeholders:

Last Name, First Name. 2000. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name. Edition. City: 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:
Functional Linguistics citation:

Angelou, Maya. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House.

And an in-text citation book citation in Functional Linguistics looks like this: (Angelou 1969)

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How to reference a journal article in the Functional Linguistics citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Functional Linguistics format?

To write a research paper, you need to incorporate sources. This means that you have to know how to format the sources in your academic paper. To cite someone else’s paper in Functional Linguistics in your research, follow these simple steps.

Here’s a Functional Linguistics journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. Title. Container Volume. Journal Name: 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 Functional Linguistics:

Petit, C., and J.M. Sieffermann. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence? 18. Food Quality and Preference: 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit and Sieffermann 2007)

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How to cite a website in a paper in Functional Linguistics style?

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

Here’s an Functional Linguistics example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. Title. Publisher. January1.

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran, Mark. 2008. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. The Guardian. November5.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Functional Linguistics in 2023

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a YouTube video in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in Functional Linguistics

Here’s a Functional Linguistics citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. 2000. Title. YouTube. January1.

So how to cite a video Functional Linguistics?

Pixar. 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. June3.

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Functional Linguistics referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Functional Linguistics, this is what you’ll need

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 Functional Linguistics.

Lastname, Firstname. 2000. Title. Publisher.

Podcast referencing example in Functional Linguistics using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. 2018. 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio.

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 Functional Linguistics referencing style?

Are you into rock, pop, heavy metal, hip hop, jazz, electronic, or classical music and would like to cite or reference one of your favourite songs? Here’s how to do it in Functional Linguistics

An example song citation in Functional Linguistics.

Lastname, Firstname. 2000. Song Title. Album.

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Functional Linguistics:

The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles 1969)

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Functional Linguistics Referencing Guide (updated May 2023)