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Whys & Therefores: A Rational Look at the English Language
William E. Rutherford
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Description for Whys & Therefores: A Rational Look at the English Language
Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 728. A Rational Look at the English Language. 280 pages, 11 figures. 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. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJB. Dimension: 248 x 197 x 27. Weight: 728.
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; and usefulness of language play. Whys & ... Read more
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; and usefulness of language play. Whys & ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908049902
SKU
V9781908049902
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99-33
About William E. Rutherford
William Rutherford is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Southern California. His main educational interests have represented an intersection of research in language acquisition, in grammatical theory, and in psycholinguistic theories of language learnability. For ten years Professor Rutherford was co-general editor of the monograph series Language Acquisition and Language Disorders and in 1995 he was ... Read more
Reviews for Whys & Therefores: A Rational Look at the English Language
'Whys and Therefores is a lively and adventurous book, a delight to read! It's hard to put down, and will capture the imaginations of even those readers who don't start out recognizing that they love languages.' Professor Margaret Thomas, Program in Linguistics, Slavic & Eastern Languages & Literatures, Boston College 'Through the form of Socratic dialogues in both print ... Read more