COGNITION
THINKING AND LANGUAGE
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Question
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The smallest meaningful combination of sounds in a language
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The basic sounds of consonants and vowels
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Something that specifies the meaning of words and phrases
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A special form of communication
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Detailed explanation-1: -A consonant sound is one in which the air flow is cut off, either partially or completely, when the sound is produced. In contrast, a vowel sound is one in which the air flow is unobstructed when the sound is made.
Detailed explanation-2: -Phonemes are not the basic units of speech. Phonemes are categories of sounds abstracted from the speech of people in a given community that change the meaning of utterances. They are not separate sounds which are combined together to form speech.
Detailed explanation-3: -A phoneme is a sound or a group of different sounds perceived to have the same function by speakers of the language or dialect in question. An example is the English phoneme /k/, which occurs in words such as cat, kit, scat, skit.