{"product_id":"9781908049902","title":"Whys \u0026 Therefores: A Rational Look at the English Language","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhys \u0026amp; Therefores 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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Equinox Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039354568944,"sku":"9781908049902","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908049902_p0.jpg?v=1763619880","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908049902","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}