what is paraphrasing?

Answer 1

I tink it is where you go into detail with other peoples work, i tink...!!!

Answer 2

paraphrase
verb [I or T]
to repeat something written or spoken using different words, often in a humorous form or in a simpler and shorter form that makes the original meaning clearer

paraphrase
noun [C]
She gave us a quick paraphrase of what had been said.

A Paraphrase is a statement or remark explained in other words or another way, so as to simplify or clarify its meaning. It can be used as a replacement for a direct quotation when the original text is unavailable or under copyright restriction. A paraphrase can substitute a euphemism for a direct statement, in order to avoid offense. As with a quotation, a paraphrase is introduced by a verbum dicendi, or disclaimer. A paraphrase is sometimes marked with (ph).

Answer 3

In the simplest terms possible, you listen or read someone else's words and then you translate the information using your own words to tell the story. For example if I were going to paraphrase Charles Dicken's "Christmas Carol", I might say something like ...

There was this rich, old guy who was a real pain in the @$$ to everybody in town. Three ghosts came to show him what his past, present and future looked like and it scared the rich, old dude into being a nice person. The End.

Two sentences for a pretty thick book, but it relayed some of the vital information to you without copying Charles Dicken's exact wording ... that is paraphrasing. :)

Answer 4

paraphrasing: 1. a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
2. the act or process of restating or rewording.
–verb (used with object) 3. to render the meaning of in a paraphrase: to paraphrase a technical paper for lay readers.
–verb (used without object) 4. to make a paraphrase or paraphrases.

Answer 5

Saying something in a different way. Eg I could paraphrase the last sentence: "using different words to make the same point".

Answer 6

Paraphrasing is taking what is said and shortening it up.. when you make notes in school, you jot down the important parts IE when the teacher says this may or may not be on a test.. you would write that info down and not the rest does that make sense? I thought of school as the was the best thing I could relate this to at the moment.. otherwise like listening at a meeting making notes of the most important parts

Answer 7

Since you're in the Religion section, I'm assuming you're wondering about paraphrased bibles? If so, you have different types of translations. You have word for word (exact, but sometimes hard to read because it doesn't always make sense in english), and right below that is "dynamic" equivalence (almost word for word, but a couple of words have been re-arranged so it makes some sense in english). Then you have "optimal equivalence", which is actually more accurate, because it pays more attention to the context in which a word was used to better relay its meaning (Holman Christian Standard Bible, best bible I've ever seen). Then comes "thought for thought", which is just what it sounds like. The translators figure out what thought each statement is portraying, and they give the english version of that thought, making it very easy to read, but you sometimes lose the exact meaning (NIV, TNIV). Then come paraphrased bibles (i.e. The Message). Paraphrased bibles remove figures of speach, idioms and cultural references of the original authors and replace them with the equivalent of modern english (which is why you find terms like "a dime a dozen" in The Message"). While they are incredibly easy to read, they are very "loose" translations of Scripture, so I would warn you against them. The Holman is as accurate as the harder to read versions, and as easy to read often as a paraphrased bible.

Answer 8

A Paraphrasing Bible is a translation that is not percise in language, but was written by someone who is trying to capture the meaning of the prases, using differnt words.

The Message Bible and the New Living Translation are examples of Paraphase Bibles

Answer 9

A paraphrase is...
your own rendition of essential information and ideas expressed by someone else, presented in a new form.
one legitimate way (when accompanied by accurate documentation) to borrow from a source.
a more detailed restatement than a summary, which focuses concisely on a single main idea.
Paraphrasing is a valuable skill because...
it is better than quoting information from an undistinguished passage.
it helps you control the temptation to quote too much.
the mental process required for successful paraphrasing helps you to grasp the full meaning of the original.

Some examples to compare

The original passage:
Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes, and as a result they overuse quotations in the final [research] paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript should appear as directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source materials while taking notes. Lester, James D. Writing Research Papers. 2nd ed. (1976): 46-47.

A legitimate paraphrase:
In research papers students often quote excessively, failing to keep quoted material down to a desirable level. Since the problem usually originates during note taking, it is essential to minimize the material recorded verbatim (Lester 46-47).

An acceptable summary:
Students should take just a few notes in direct quotation from sources to help minimize the amount of quoted material in a research paper (Lester 46-47).

A plagiarized version:
Students often use too many direct quotations when they take notes, resulting in too many of them in the final research paper. In fact, probably only about 10% of the final copy should consist of directly quoted material. So it is important to limit the amount of source material copied while taking notes.

Answer 10

A paraphrase is...

* your own rendition of essential information and ideas expressed by someone else, presented in a new form.
* one legitimate way (when accompanied by accurate documentation) to borrow from a source.
* a more detailed restatement than a summary, which focuses concisely on a single main idea.


http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphr.html

Answer 11

Restating text in a different way.

As in, read a paragraph, then write it down using different words. That's paraphrasing!