{"product_id":"whys-therefores-1","title":"Whys \u0026 Therefores","description":"\u003ci\u003eWhys \u0026amp; Therefores\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhys \u0026amp; Therefores\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eWhys \u0026amp; Therefores\u003c\/i\u003e a valuable source of reference.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhys \u0026amp; Therefores\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Files\u003c\/b\u003e of the dialogues are available for download from the bottom of this page.","brand":"William Rutherford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54925701644668,"sku":"9781908049902","price":76.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781908049902.jpg?v=1738781131","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/whys-therefores-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}