Explore the nature of grammar from a variety of perspectives, developing the vocabulary and technical skills needed to identify and describe the basic grammatical structures of English words and sentences. Understand the structures used in all varieties of Present Day English, including formal and colloquial, spoken and written, and standard and non-standard dialects, with a focus on standard British and American varieties. Topics include grammatical categories, syntactic roles, phrase structure, and inflection. Consider why it is that languages should include such structures in the first place and how awareness of these structures might or might not help you become a more effective reader and writer. Emerge with a deeper understanding of the human mind and a new appreciation for the prodigious complexity of even the most trivial acts of language use.