Language in Society Referencing Guide

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This is the Citationsy guide to Language in Society 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 Language in Society.

How to do citations in Language in Society style?

cite Language in Society — Referencing Guide

How do you cite a book in the Language in Society referencing style?

Here’s an example book citation in Language in Society using placeholders:

Last Name, First Name (2000). Title, Edition., Editor First Name Editor Last Name (ed.). City: Publisher.

So if we want to cite, for example, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by Joanne K. Rowling we’d do so like this:
Language in Society citation:

Rowling, Joanne K. (1997). Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, 1st ed. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.

And an in-text citation book citation in Language in Society looks like this: (Rowling 1997)

How to reference a journal article in the Language in Society citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Language in Society format?

Here’s a Language in Society journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname & Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname (2000). Title. Container Volume(Issue):pages Used. Online: URL; accessed 29November2021.

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 Language in Society:

Petit, C. & Sieffermann, J.M. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18(1):161-72. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008; accessed 29November2021.

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 Language in Society style?

Here’s an Language in Society example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname & Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname (2000). Title. Online: https://www.example.com; accessed 29November2021.

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. Online: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083; accessed 29November2021.

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

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How to cite a YouTube video Language in Society

Here’s a Language in Society citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName (2000). Title. YouTube. Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX; accessed 29November2021.

So how to cite a video Language in Society?

Pixar (2015). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ; accessed 29November2021.

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

How to cite a podcast using Language in Society referencing style

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 Language in Society.

Lastname, Firstname (2000). Title. Online: http://www.example.com; accessed 29November2021.

Podcast referencing example in Language in Society using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life (2018). 640: Five Women. Online: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women; accessed 29November2021.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life 2018)

How to cite a piece of music or a song using Language in Society referencing style?

An example song citation in Language in Society.

Lastname, Firstname (2000). Song Title. Online: http://www.example.com; accessed 29November2021.

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

The Beatles (1969). Here Comes the Sun. Online: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150; accessed 29November2021.

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

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