Whys & therefores : a rational look at the English language /
Rutherford, William E.
Whys & therefores : a rational look at the English language / Whys and therefores William Rutherford. - London ; Oakville, Conn. : Equinox Pub., ©2011. - 1 online resource (xvii, 269 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266) and index.
Whys & Therefores aids the reader to arrive at generalizations for the shape of the English language: words, grammar, meaning, sound and spelling. The format adopted throughout is that of a light-hearted ongoing Socratic dialogue between a mentor and a pupil. The intended effects of such activity are: awareness of what it means to 'know' a language; reliance upon native-language intuition; discovery of what one didn't know that one already 'knows' about the language; use of ungrammaticality as an investigative tool; healthy questioning of received facts about language from so-called experts; a.
9781781790298 (electronic bk.) 1781790299 (electronic bk.)
English language--Study and teaching.
English philology.
Language and languages--Study and teaching.
Anglais (Langue)--Étude et enseignement.
Philologie anglaise.
Langage et langues--Étude et enseignement.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--General.
English language--Study and teaching.
English philology.
Language and languages--Study and teaching.
Electronic books.
PE1065 / .R88 2011eb
428.0071
Whys & therefores : a rational look at the English language / Whys and therefores William Rutherford. - London ; Oakville, Conn. : Equinox Pub., ©2011. - 1 online resource (xvii, 269 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266) and index.
Whys & Therefores aids the reader to arrive at generalizations for the shape of the English language: words, grammar, meaning, sound and spelling. The format adopted throughout is that of a light-hearted ongoing Socratic dialogue between a mentor and a pupil. The intended effects of such activity are: awareness of what it means to 'know' a language; reliance upon native-language intuition; discovery of what one didn't know that one already 'knows' about the language; use of ungrammaticality as an investigative tool; healthy questioning of received facts about language from so-called experts; a.
9781781790298 (electronic bk.) 1781790299 (electronic bk.)
English language--Study and teaching.
English philology.
Language and languages--Study and teaching.
Anglais (Langue)--Étude et enseignement.
Philologie anglaise.
Langage et langues--Étude et enseignement.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--General.
English language--Study and teaching.
English philology.
Language and languages--Study and teaching.
Electronic books.
PE1065 / .R88 2011eb
428.0071