Short quotations are direct quotes that are fewer than 40 words. They must have quotation marks, and have in-text citations.
An example of a parenthetical citation:
"Many cultures in the past communicated solely in the oral tradition since many of them did not have a written language" (McCoy, 2008, p. 153).
An example of a signal phrase in a citation:
According to McCoy (2008), "Many cultures in the past communicated solely in the oral tradition since many of them did not have a written language" (p. 153).