COGNITION
THINKING AND LANGUAGE
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Question
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____ are the smallest units that carry MEANING in a language.
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Phonemes
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Morphemes
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Grammar
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Semantics
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in language providing the foundation of language and can not be divided into smaller parts carrying meaning. It has relatively the same stable meaning in different verbal environments. The study of morphemes is called Morphology.
Detailed explanation-2: -A morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit of language that cannot be broken into smaller parts. A word can be composed of one or more morphemes. Example: Unforgettable-Un-forget-able.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Morpheme is the smallest unit of a language that can carry meaning.
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