{"product_id":"rutherford-william-whys-therefores-9781845536510","title":"Whys \u0026 Therefores","description":"Whys \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; Therefores can be read as a book,dipped into at random, expanded upon, even acted out. The language phenomena treated therein are indexed and tabbed to the dialogues where they are discussed, making Whys \u0026amp; Therefores a valuable source of reference.Whys \u0026amp; Therefores is intended as an entertaining yet serious do-it-yourself book about aspects of English language form and meaning. However, it will also prove useful to schools as classroom material to be further exploited by the instructor in free-range dialogue form, and to institutions offering teacher training in rational-based instructional procedures for English language education in the schools.","brand":"Equinox Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53642024452438,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9781845536510_1.jpg?v=1778696578","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/rutherford-william-whys-therefores-9781845536510","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}