Whys & therefores: a rational look at the English language
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Beteilige Person: Rutherford, William E. 1929-2017 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London Equinox Pub. ©2011
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Beschreibung: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
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Envoi Sound, Spelling, Meaning; A Phonetic Alphabet for American English; Notes and Solutions; References; Index of Technical Terms
Umfang:xvii, 269 pages
ISBN:9781781790298
1781790299
9781908049902
1908049901
9781845536510
1845536517