Whys & therefores : a rational look at the English language / William Rutherford.

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Rutherford, William E

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text

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computer

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online resource

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9781781790298
1781790299

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Whys and therefores

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Whys & therefores.DDC classification:

428.0071 22

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PE1065 .R88 2011eb

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Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266) and index.

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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.

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