AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

THINKING AND LANGUAGE

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Morphemes
A
the smallest units of sound that carry meaning
B
the smallest units of sound that make up language
C
the system of rules for putting words in order
D
the system of using words to create meaning
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A morpheme is the smallest unit of a word that provides a specific meaning to a string of letters (which is called a phoneme). There are two main types of morpheme: free morphemes and bound morphemes. A lexeme is the set of all the inflected forms of a single word.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound. A phoneme is the smallest unit of spoken sound and is often the one thing that distinguishes one word from another. For example, cat and rat are only differentiated by the first phoneme.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -A morpheme is the smallest of meaning in a language. The study of morphemes is called morphology. There are many different types of morphemes. Morphemes can change the meaning of a word depending on how it is used.

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