This course is an introduction to the discipline of linguistics. Students will learn the basic concepts and methods used by linguists in the scientific study of human language as opposed to traditional/prescriptive views. They will become familiar with how linguists approach and analyze language in primary fields of linguistic analysis, namely phonetics (types of sound), phonology (rules of phonetic processes), morphology (word structure), syntax (phrases and sentences), semantics (meaning), pragmatics (language in use) and sociolinguistics (language in society). While many key aspects will be illustrated using evidence derived primarily from Modern Greek, we will discuss evidence from various languages to better demonstrate the richness of linguistic diversity.