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No student of a foreign language needs to be told that grammar is complex .

By changing word sequences and by adding a range of auxiliary verbs and suffixes , we are able to communicate tiny variations in meaning .

We can turn a statement into a question , state whether an action has taken place or is soon to take place and perform many other word tricks to convey subtle differences in meaning .

Nor is this complexity inherent to the English language .

All languages , even those of so - called 'primitive ' tribes have clever grammatical components .

The Cherokee pronoun system , for example , can distinguish between 'you and I ' , 'several other people and I ' , and 'you , another person and I ' .

In English , all these meanings are summed up in the one , crude pronoun 'we ' .

Grammar is universal and plays a part in every language , no matter how widespread it is .

So , the question which has baffled many linguists is - who created grammar ?