Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Grammar as a Study -- 3. The Logic of English Grammar -- 4. The Origin of Grammar -- 5. Changing Grammar -- 6. How Grammar Changes -- 7. Consistency in Grammar -- 8. Inconsistency in Grammar -- 9. Grammar Is Arbitrary -- 10. Tendency to Change -- 11. Expedition, Impatience, Anticipation -- 12. Long-Cutting in English Grammar -- 13. Imagination and Striving for Beauty -- 14. Humdrum and Escape -- 15. Arrogance and the Desire to Impress -- 16. Modesty and Politeness -- 17. Impatience and Abbreviation -- 18. Emphatic Frankness -- 19. Confusion and Profundity -- 20. Sloth and Slovenliness -- 21. Indecisiveness -- 22. Problems of Time -- 23. The Future of English -- Index