Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It embraces all aspects of human
communication from the description of the sounds of speech to the analysis of the way the thought is expressed in written and spoken forms.
In other words, language is the centre (heart, core) of linguistics. Linguistics’ analysis begins with the identification of the sounds of speech. It shows how the sounds of speech are combined into meaningful elements and examines their relationship. It also deals with the formation of words and how these words are combined to form meaningful sentences.