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If you see a quote like:
A: "The problem of P has been previously treated in context C (Bovik, 2005)."
or
B: "The problem of P has been previously treated in context C [1]."
[1] Bovik, Harry Q, 2005 - TheBook.
is the author saying that Bovik has treated problem P in TheBook, or that Bovik has stated this in TheBook (i.e. the author is giving his source for the claim above)? Unfortunately, English has no evidentiality.
Also, when should you use style A vs style B?
A: "The problem of P has been previously treated in context C (Bovik, 2005)."
or
B: "The problem of P has been previously treated in context C [1]."
[1] Bovik, Harry Q, 2005 - TheBook.
is the author saying that Bovik has treated problem P in TheBook, or that Bovik has stated this in TheBook (i.e. the author is giving his source for the claim above)? Unfortunately, English has no evidentiality.
Also, when should you use style A vs style B?
