{"product_id":"whys-therefores-william-rutherford-9781908049902","title":"Whys \u0026 Therefores: A Rational Look at the English Language","description":"\u003ci\u003eWhys \u0026amp; Therefores\u003c\/i\u003e aids the reader in arriving 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. \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. \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Rutherford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1908049901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908049902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Equinox Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"William Rutherford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065949368575,"sku":"9781908049902","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_49f4ecbd-35ac-4170-8d31-8f2cef92809d.jpg?v=1768677796","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/whys-therefores-william-rutherford-9781908049902","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}