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

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 activit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rutherford, William E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Oakville, Conn. : Equinox Pub., ©2011.
Temas:
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
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 269 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266) and index.
ISBN:9781781790298
1781790299

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