COGNITION
THINKING AND LANGUAGE
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Question
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Which structural component of language is the smallest unit of distinctive sound?
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Phoneme
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Morpheme
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Semantics
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Syntax
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Phoneme is the smallest unit of a language that can change meaning.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Morpheme is the smallest unit of a language that can carry meaning.
Detailed explanation-3: -Phonemes. A phoneme is the basic unit of phonology. It is the smallest unit of sound that may cause a change of meaning within a language, but that doesn’t have meaning by itself.
Detailed explanation-4: -The smallest units of meaning in a language are called morphemes. These can be classified into free morphemes and bound morphemes.
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