What is a concise definition of Linguistics?

Answer:
Linguistics
The study of the nature, structure, and variation of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics, and pragmatics.

(A bit easier) Linguistics is the study of language and languages, spoken and written, including how they are used and how they develop.
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