AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Phonemes: The basis sounds of language are called phonemes. They are the smallest unit of sounds in a language. For example, the word ‘cat’ is made of three phonemes – ‘C’, ‘a’ and ‘t’. All languages are made of the basic unit of sound called phonemes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Phoneme: The smallest unit of sound in a language.

Detailed explanation-3: -Phonemes are the individual sounds that make up words. Some letters have more than one phoneme (e.g., long and short vowel sounds). Some phonemes can be represented by more than one letter (for example, a /k/ sound can be written with the letter C or the letter K, or even CK).