COGNITION
THINKING AND LANGUAGE
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Question
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The smallest unit of sound in a language is a ____ ; whereas the smallest units of meaning in a language is a ____
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morpheme; phoneme
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phoneme; morpheme
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syntax; semantics
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semantics; syntax
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Correct answer: Phonemes are the smallest recognizable units of sound, whereas morphemes are the smallest meaningful units of sound.
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: -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’.
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