Paper notes generally appear at the bottom of the paper or beside the page, and the contents to be noted in the text of the paper are marked with numbers or other symbols. It can help readers better understand some concepts or evidence in the paper, explain the author's own views, and increase the readability and credibility of the article.
Types of paper notes:
1. Footnote: It appears at the bottom of the page and is used to explain specific text information or quote other materials. In the field of text editing and publishing, footnote is a widely used annotation form, and it is also the main method for academic papers to quote other documents or examples.
2. Endnote: It appears at the end of the whole article or chapter, and is usually used to annotate the materials cited by the author or provide comments on some specific information in the article or quote other materials. Endnotes are often used in academic papers, professional journals and other publications to provide more relevant information and prove to readers the two sources of the author's research.
The role of paper bills:
1. Provide the source for the quotation or reference: This is the most common use of annotations, which can indicate the author, title and published information of the reference to prove the accuracy of the argument and the academic rigor of the paper.
2. Explain and supplement the text: Notes can explain some words, theoretical terms, data or professional knowledge in the text to help readers understand the full text.
3. Put forward different opinions or own opinions: the author can put forward different opinions on a certain problem or theory or question a reference in his notes, which can enrich the discussion of the paper and show the author's independent thinking ability.
4. Reprint or refer to other viewpoints: The author can quote or refer to other scholars' viewpoints and expositions in the notes to assist his own argument, which needs to clearly indicate the source of the reference materials to show respect for the original author.
The origin of paper annotations
Thesis annotation originated from ancient philology in China, and it is a way of writing record, which is mainly used to annotate and explain the contents of documents. This method was first used in ancient Confucian classics and works in which a hundred schools of thought contend, such as Shangshu, Zhouyi, The Analects of Confucius and Zhuangzi.
In ancient China, in order to ensure the accuracy and accuracy of documents, people often added notes beside or at the bottom of the documents to explain the possible ambiguities and ambiguities in the documents. These notes are generally written by scholars and literati, which helps readers to understand and correctly understand the contents of the literature.
With the passage of time, annotation has gradually developed into an independent research method and means. In modern academic research, annotation is also a very important research tool, which is widely used in papers of various disciplines. Especially for those documents or papers that are difficult to understand and explain, annotations are even more essential.