Linguistics is the scientific study of language, its structure, usage, and development. The course explores areas such as phonetics (speech sounds), phonology (sound systems), morphology (word formation), syntax (sentence structure), semantics (meaning), and sociolinguistics (language and society). Students learn how languages are formed, how they function, and how they evolve over time. Graduates can work as language analysts, translators, language teachers, editors, researchers, or in fields like artificial intelligence, speech therapy, and communication.