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An account of the development of research and thinking in the field
of learner language. Draws on wide-ranging research into
contrastive analysis, bilingualism, theoretical linguistics and
experimental psychology.
The thrust of the book is not so much upon the formation of
grammatical constructs but rather upon the shape of the grammatical
system and its relation to semantics, discourse and pragmatics.
An account of the development of research and thinking in the field
of learner language. Draws on wide-ranging research into
contrastive analysis, bilingualism, theoretical linguistics and
experimental psychology.
The thrust of the book is not so much upon the formation of
grammatical constructs but rather upon the shape of the grammatical
system and its relation to semantics, discourse and pragmatics.
A recording of all of the dialogues will be available on the
internet 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; and usefulness of language play.
Whys & 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 & Therefores a valuable source of
reference. Whys & 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.
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; and usefulness of language play.
Whys & Therefores can be read as a book, listened to on the
accompanying CD, 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 &
Therefores a valuable source of reference. Whys & 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.
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