Hello students, welcome to Module One of our course, Introduction to Linguistics.
In this module, we are going to explore the foundation of linguistics. By the end of this lesson, you will understand what linguistics is, the major branches of linguistics, the nature of language, and a brief history of how linguistics developed as a field of study.
Let us begin.
First, what is linguistics?
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. This means that linguistics is not just about spe