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Book Name	The English Language From Sound to Sense
Author	G.P. Delahunty and J.J. Garvey
Publish Year	2010
Publisher	Library of Congress
Language	English
Genre	Language
ISBN	978-1-60235-181-3
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English from Sound to Sense is the first of two books for teachers about the English language. We be- lieve that all teachers, not just English teachers, share the responsibility for helping students develop their abilities to speak, read, and write. Students must learn to communicate appropriately about math, chemistry, history, and every other school subject. Teaching students these skills necessarily extends across the curriculum. Thus, while one part of our intended audience is English K-12 teachers, we have prepared this book and its companion with teachers (and student teachers) from all disciplines in mind.
In this book, we use certain typographical marks to help you focus on key points. Important terms are bolded. You can find their definitions in the text and in the glossary. Examples are noted in italics or are separated from the text.
This book are about language, but specifically about the English language and its uses. The first book is about the grammar of English, Generally, when people hear the word “grammar,” they immediately think of “correct” or “incorrect” and “good” or “bad” language. Thinking about language in this way is said to be prescriptive. English has a long tradition of judging some expressions as “correct” and others as “incorrect.” For example, expressions such as We was are viewed as “incorrect,” even though a great many people use them. The “correct” version is said to be We were.Counter-posed to the prescriptive tradition is the descriptive one, which developed in linguistics, anthropology, and sociology. This approach is concerned with describing and understanding the linguistic behavior of a community, without judging it. From a descriptive point of view, We was is unobjectionable when used by a member of a community of speakers who characteristically use this expression. However, it is unacceptable to the wider English speaking community in, for example, formal speaking and writing.