AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

THINKING AND LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ will happen when speaking in the smallest distinctive sound unit if a language.
A
Syntax
B
Phonemes
C
One-word
D
Two-word
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A phoneme can be defined as the smallest class of sounds that leads, in a specific language, to differences in meaning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Phoneme – The smallest unit of sound. There are approximately 44 phonemes – e.g. ‘s’, ‘a’, ‘ch’, ‘igh in light’. Phonemes can be put together to make words e.g c-a-t. Grapheme – A way of writing down a phoneme e.g. ‘s’, ‘a’, ‘ch’, ‘igh’.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Morpheme is the smallest unit of a language that can carry meaning.

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