Why Is English Like That?: Historical Answers to Hard ELT Questions

by Richard Marsden and Norbert Schmitt

Why is "night" spelled with "gh"? Why can't sentences end with prepositions? Why does English have so many words that express the same ideas? Questions like these can be difficult for teachers to answer when they do not know the historical background of the English language. Why Is English Like That? gives teachers a brief and accessible history of the English without assuming any prior knowledge of the subject.

The book outlines the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472031341
• ISBN13: 9780472031344
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press ELT
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"