A VERY rough draft

Before studying the different theories encompassing grammar by men like Mulroy, Pinker and Beason, I thought grammar was solely the study of rules the consensus of society had created in order for everyone to write similarly. My view of grammar now is that it is more of an abstract idea rather than a concrete theory. I too now believe that grammar is how we communicate in general and that even if we tried to exclude grammar from our lives, we would fail would have to see that our use of grammar is inevitable. Our body language and how we perceive the people and objects around us can be viewed as a form of grammar. While yes, “grammar” books we are given throughout our scholastic careers do indeed contain grammar and somewhat of a consensus on how we read and write, it utilizes only one very small aspect of grammar.
But, the old view I had of grammar should not be entirely discarded for the simple fact that grammar when it involves reading and writing does need an agreed upon way of enforcing it, learning it, and teaching it. Other forms of grammar such as body language are proof of this. There are break downs in communication everyday due to misinterpretation. When an abstract idea is properly written down and contains “good grammar,” grammar rules that most people tend to agree on, then more people can read the abstract idea and there is little room for miscommunication. People are able to connect to an even larger number of people and still not loose the meaning of their original thought. It can then even be translated into foreign languages and read and understood around the world. While all of this universality of grammar sounds great it really never be a flawless system. There is always a possibility that there will be some small disagreement that will slightly alter the meaning of the text. We are human after all trying to perfect a system of grammar via using an imperfect system to get to that point of perfection.